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Bay of Skaill surf Forecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 BST
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Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is 8.2°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 8.0 °C max: 8.9 °C min: 7.0 °C)
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Bay of Skaill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay of Skaill sea temperature is 8.2°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 8.0 °C max: 8.9 °C min: 7.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.4
WNW
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)8881313131313121212111111101010109999997713131312121212111111111010101010101099998885555588813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1771381352765637378487135744803902952421881711271259287835957565543515754801006969132121114110144136121896468706743412625232226343625191913131214
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
0
NE
5
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
N
5
SW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
2.90
10:55PM
2.90
11:12AM
2.79
11:27PM
2.80
11:48AM
2.63
12:05AM
2.68
12:35PM
2.45
12:55AM
2.54
1:40PM
2.28
2:05AM
2.43
3:14PM
2.18
3:33AM
2.43
4:47PM
2.25
4:52AM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
0.42
5:14AM
0.46
5:29PM
0.56
5:52AM
0.58
6:07PM
0.72
6:36AM
0.72
6:52PM
0.89
7:32AM
0.84
7:50PM
1.05
8:46AM
0.90
9:07PM
1.14
10:15AM
0.81
10:37PM
1.10
11:33AM
0.59
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-5:28-------5:24-------5:22-------5:20-------5:16-------5:13-------5:11-------5:09--
Sunset-----8:54-------8:58-------9:00-------9:01-------9:05-------9:07-------9:08------
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Rain (mm)
1-----------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C666666666667777777777766667810101098888999910101010999999991010988888
Feels °C (?)001234321100-1-1-2-10-1-11111331135432200-1112245454445666788753332

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