Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 01 Mar 2026 GMT
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Mill Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mill Bay sea temperature is
6.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)--
Afternoon (02 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (02 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
NW
3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
0.1
N
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
NNW
1
N
0.9
N
Period(s) (?)101010912899129998812121313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19777230003380307238180135694748745721554522446447290220
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
55
SSE
60
S
45
SSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
30
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
2.39
9:38AM
2.65
10:18PM
2.48
10:18AM
2.78
10:55PM
2.53
10:55AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
0.20
3:21AM
0.49
3:53PM
0.02
3:59AM
0.37
4:31PM
-0.08
4:35AM
0.28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise------7:05-------7:03-------7:00-
Sunset5:37-------5:39-------5:42-------
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---2-----------------
Temp. °C778999777877767777665555
Feels °C (?)-3-10-3-3-10101-2-2-3-4-3-1111-1-2-1-1-2
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