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Bay of Skaill Surf Forecast
/ Scot – Orkney (6 surf breaks) /
Bay of Skaill surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 19 Apr 2025 BST
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 2AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 687 | 776 | 706 | 666 | 563 | 563 | 557 | 557 | 484 | 464 | 341 | 270 | 230 | 225 | 190 | 158 | 132 | 132 | 106 | 82 | 61 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 86 | 199 | 289 | 274 | 302 | 284 | 279 | 274 | 223 | 218 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 92 | 64 | 61 | 45 | 47 | 65 | 119 | 114 | 110 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 116 | 150 | 196 | 352 | 340 | 330 | 300 | 290 | 280 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:30AM 2.50 | 12:58PM 2.26 | 1:21AM 2.34 | 2:10PM 2.09 | 2:43AM 2.25 | 3:56PM 2.05 | 4:16AM 2.29 | 5:24PM 2.17 | 5:27AM 2.46 | 6:24PM 2.39 | 6:22AM 2.71 | 7:12PM 2.65 | 7:09AM 2.96 | 7:54PM 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:00AM 0.94 | 7:13PM 1.08 | 7:57AM 1.08 | 8:14PM 1.22 | 9:20AM 1.12 | 9:43PM 1.26 | 10:54AM 0.98 | 11:13PM 1.15 | 12:04PM 0.69 | 12:19AM 0.93 | 12:55PM 0.37 | 1:10AM 0.67 | 1:41PM 0.07 | 1:56AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:50 | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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