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Bay of Skaill surf Forecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 GMT
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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 7.7°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 7.3 °C max: 8.3 °C min: 6.4 °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 7.7°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 7.3 °C max: 8.3 °C min: 6.4 °C)


How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?

The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.5
N
2.1
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.8
N
2.1
N
2.5
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
N
2
N
2.1
N
2.4
NNW
2
N
2.2
N
3
NNW
2.5
N
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
N
3.5
N
Period(s) (?)14141313910101111111111111111111011111313121211111111111010101011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)752512384317372867102910491087986875872769673585432365459459737813789678643632536526451424358706954141218502173240323862331189616041342121012101232123512351011900798901100712919761151197817012686316032513331
Wind
(km/h)
40
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
15
NE
5
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
E
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
E
20
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offglassglassglassglassoffcross-
off
glassglassonglassglasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
2.85
10:32AM
2.84
10:48PM
2.74
11:02AM
2.68
11:19PM
2.59
11:39AM
2.49
12:01AM
2.43
12:33PM
2.29
1:08AM
2.27
2:09PM
2.14
2:53AM
2.24
4:05PM
2.18
4:27AM
2.40
5:25PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
0.35
4:33AM
0.47
4:50PM
0.52
5:06AM
0.62
5:23PM
0.71
5:43AM
0.80
6:03PM
0.92
6:32AM
0.98
6:58PM
1.11
7:45AM
1.12
8:23PM
1.23
9:33AM
1.08
10:10PM
1.17
11:04AM
0.80
11:26PM
0.94
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise-----5:46-------5:43-------5:39-------5:37-------5:33-------5:31-------5:28------
Sunset-6:47-------6:51-------6:52-------6:54-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:04--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C777666677888888888888888888776555554443333333333344444445555
Feels °C (?)-2-10-2241223444566665566566442-1-3-5-6-6-7-6-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-4-3-4-3-3-3-1-1-2-2

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