Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
6.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Mill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
NNE
0.7
E
0.4
NNE
1.5
SE
1.8
SE
1.3
SE
1
SE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
ESE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)11111010999988888881056669968
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14614398714543424125017311293606555311102401367340251413
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSW
45
S
45
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
40
SSW
40
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
25
SSE
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
2.46
12:06PM
2.75
12:39AM
2.43
12:42PM
2.68
1:16AM
2.37
1:23PM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
0.26
6:14PM
-0.02
6:19AM
0.29
6:51PM
0.09
6:58AM
0.37
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----7:33-------7:30-------7:28---
Sunset------5:15-------5:17-------5:20-
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11---1311-------242-----
Temp. °C465665676666666667887887
Feels °C (?)-7-5-5-4-3-4-1-2-311110-2-3-21-1-2-3-2-2-2
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