Mill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 BST
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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
7.7° 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 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
1.2
NW
1.1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
N
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)877777877566677766664455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1641341691471721401157355547577598364403722191266106
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
N
25
ENE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
2.65
1:13PM
2.67
1:31AM
2.56
2:07PM
2.50
2:19AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.07
6:44AM
0.08
7:08PM
0.26
7:31AM
0.17
7:55PM
0.49
8:25AM
0.32
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----5:43-------5:41-------5:37--
Sunset-8:34-------8:36-------8:37------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C776678877666788888877775
Feels °C (?)-10-1-103210-1-1-1132444444431
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