Saviskaill Bay surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 BST
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Saviskaill Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Saviskaill Bay sea temperature is
7.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Saviskaill Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Saviskaill Bay at 8AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
1.7
NNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)1110109988141381212121111141313131316151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17801244101991369163451514011417322405374256210170273434414414334220344431317
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
3.19
10:45AM
3.28
11:07PM
3.16
11:31AM
3.16
11:50PM
3.06
12:22PM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.02
5:05PM
-0.01
5:25AM
0.05
5:48PM
0.20
6:12AM
0.17
6:35PM
0.47
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---5:48-------5:45-------5:41----
Sunset-------8:35-------8:37-------8:39
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C887777676677767766777888
Feels °C (?)-1-1-3-2-1-1-20-2-2244231-1-1111233
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