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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 11 am Monday 27 Jan 2025 GMT
How big are the waves at Bay of Skaill today?
The current surf forecast for Bay of Skaill at 3PM is: 1.7m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jan) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (27 Jan) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (27 Jan) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bay of Skaill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 01 | Sunday 02 | Monday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 1036 | 1812 | 1960 | 1420 | 952 | 534 | 194 | 636 | 1017 | 556 | 367 | 158 | 132 | 194 | 141 | 125 | 213 | 634 | 1055 | 952 | 889 | 1153 | 794 | 1584 | 1537 | 1325 | 621 | 627 | 450 | 289 | 276 | 315 | 597 | 1806 | 3062 | 3606 | 3109 | 2462 | 1980 | 1538 | 1710 | 2499 | 2946 | 2633 | 2877 | 3224 | 4681 | 5957 | 9800 | 8047 | 6300 | 4619 | 3662 | 2859 | 2299 | 2383 | 3966 | 4596 | 4223 | 4527 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 2.66 | 7:34PM 2.63 | 7:50AM 2.88 | 8:13PM 2.77 | 8:26AM 3.08 | 8:52PM 2.89 | 9:01AM 3.25 | 9:30PM 2.95 | 9:37AM 3.36 | 10:08PM 2.97 | 10:14AM 3.39 | 10:48PM 2.93 | 10:54AM 3.33 | 11:30PM 2.84 | 11:37AM 3.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:27PM 0.69 | 1:39AM 0.62 | 2:06PM 0.44 | 2:16AM 0.44 | 2:45PM 0.20 | 2:53AM 0.29 | 3:23PM 0.00 | 3:29AM 0.20 | 4:02PM -0.12 | 4:07AM 0.18 | 4:41PM -0.14 | 4:47AM 0.23 | 5:23PM -0.06 | 5:29AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 01 | Sunday 02 | Monday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -7 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -7 | -8 | -12 | -4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -6 |
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