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Bay of Skaill surf Forecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 24 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 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 7.9 °C max: 8.9 °C min: 6.9 °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 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 7.9 °C max: 8.9 °C min: 6.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 10PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)5s

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

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Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
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
0.8
NNE
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
WSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)8856788888888881313121312121212111111101010109999998787131212121212111111111010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1511511312132673213042712391991631291271209327656369273670257448039029724222717116712511785817957555552737254827171691341341181141128173484730303018201716
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
35
NNW
40
N
35
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
0
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
W
0
SSW
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
2.98
10:09AM
2.98
10:26PM
2.96
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
0.24
4:07AM
0.34
4:23PM
0.31
4:40AM
0.38
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
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise-----5:30-------5:28-------5:24-------5:22-------5:20-------5:16-------5:13------
Sunset-8:50-------8:52-------8:54-------8:58-------9:00-------9:01-------9:05-------9:07--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C666666666666666677776666777777777777777788891010101111109876777777
Feels °C (?)-2-3-4-3-2-201122112435433110000100011212234453237766654322-1-1-1000-1

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