Bay of Skaill
Sandwick, Orkney · offshore ESE
Now
4-5ft★★
19–30kn★★★★★
offshore · unsafe
A surf break, not a usual foil launch.
Wing 4.5 m² · 75 kg rider
Wind 19–30kn SSE · cross-offshore
Surf 4-5ft ★★
Water 13°C · Air 13°C
Next 48 h surf, ftwind, knots · mean and gust
Best surf Thu 07:00–11:00 · 4–5 ft · marginal
No foilable daylight window in the next 48 hours
Arrows: swell directionArrows: wind direction · faint bar: gusts
Swell breakdown
| Primary | 4ft | 8s | ↓ W |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary | 1ft | 9s | ↓ NNW |
| Wind waves | 3ft | 3s | ↓ SE |
Swell5ft · 10s · W Wind22mph · SSE cross-offshore · gusts 34
Tide · Wick
Wednesday 30Thursday 1Friday 2Saturday 3Sunday 4Monday 5 13:42 3.4m19:30 0.7m01:58 3.6m07:57 0.6m14:21 3.4m20:08 0.8m02:41 3.4m08:37 0.8m15:03 3.2m20:52 0.9m03:31 3.2m09:22 1.1m15:52 3.1m21:46 1.1m04:34 3.0m10:21 1.4m16:52 2.9m23:02 1.2m05:55 2.8m11:51 1.6m18:09 2.8m00:57 1.2m07:30 2.8m13:42 1.6m19:35 2.9m
| Surf ft | Swell ft | Wind mph | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 29 H 01:18L 07:21H 13:42L 19:30 Sunrise 07:13 · Sunset 18:52 | ||||||||
| 09 | 4-5 | ★★ | 5 10s ↓ | 18 29 ↓ | 16–25 kn | ★★★ | 4-5ft | ↓ offshore ⚠ |
| 12 | 4-5 | ★★ | 5 10s ↓ | 23 37 ↓ | 20–32 kn | ★★★★★ | 4-5ft | ↓ offshore ⚠ |
| 15 | 0-1 | – | 6 7s ↓ | 25 41 ↓ | 22–35 kn | ★★★★★ | 0-1ft | ↓ offshore ⚠ |
| 18 | Flat | – | 5 7s ↓ | 26 42 ↓ | 22–37 kn | ★★★★ | Flatft | ↓ offshore ⚠ |
| Wednesday 30 H 01:58L 07:57H 14:21L 20:08 Sunrise 07:15 · Sunset 18:49 | ||||||||
| 06 | Flat | – | 5 5s ↓ | 26 42 ↓ | 23–37 kn | ★★★★ | Flatft | ↓ offshore ⚠ |
| 09 | Flat | – | 4 5s ↓ | 26 41 ↓ | 22–36 kn | ★★★★ | Flatft | ↓ offshore ⚠ |
| 12 | Flat | – | 5 5s ↓ | 13 21 ↓ | 11–18 kn | ★ | Flatft | ↓ offshore ⚠ |
| 15 | Flat | – | 2 8s ↓ | 16 25 ↓ | 14–22 kn | ★★ | Flatft | ↓ offshore ⚠ |
| 18 | Flat | – | 3 4s ↓ | 15 24 ↓ | 13–21 kn | ★★ | Flatft | ↓ offshore ⚠ |
| Thursday 1 H 02:41L 08:37H 15:03L 20:52 Sunrise 07:18 · Sunset 18:46 | ||||||||
| 06 | 3-4 | ★★★ | 4 14s ↓ | 10 16 ↓ | 9–14 kn | – | 3-4ft | ↓ light |
| 09 | 4-5 | ★★★ | 4 14s ↓ | 7 11 ↓ | 6–10 kn | – | 4-5ft | ↓ light |
| 12 | 4-5 | ★★★★ | 5 15s ↓ | 9 15 ↓ | 7–13 kn | – | 4-5ft | ↓ light |
| 15 | 4-6 | ★★★★ | 6 14s ↓ | 7 13 ↓ | 6–11 kn | – | 4-6ft | ↓ light |
| 18 | 5-7 | ★★★★ | 7 13s ↓ | 4 6 ↓ | 3–5 kn | – | 5-7ft | ↓ light |
| Friday 2 H 03:31L 09:22H 15:52L 21:46 Sunrise 07:20 · Sunset 18:43 | ||||||||
| 06 | 5-7 | ★★★ | 7 12s ↓ | 15 24 ↓ | 13–21 kn | ★ | 5-7ft | ↓ offshore ⚠ |
| 09 | 5-7 | ★★★ | 7 12s ↓ | 14 24 ↓ | 12–21 kn | ★ | 5-7ft | ↓ offshore ⚠ |
| 12 | 4-6 | ★★★ | 7 12s ↓ | 13 22 ↓ | 11–19 kn | ★ | 4-6ft | ↓ gusty |
| 15 | 4-6 | ★★★ | 6 12s ↓ | 10 17 ↓ | 9–15 kn | – | 4-6ft | ↓ light |
| 18 | 5-6 | ★★★ | 6 12s ↓ | 10 16 ↓ | 9–14 kn | – | 5-6ft | ↓ light |
| Saturday 3 H 04:34L 10:21H 16:52L 23:02 Sunrise 07:22 · Sunset 18:40 | ||||||||
| 06 | 5-6 | ★★★ | 7 10s ↓ | 17 28 ↓ | 15–24 kn | ★★ | 5-6ft | ↓ gusty |
| 09 | 5-6 | ★★★ | 7 9s ↓ | 18 29 ↓ | 15–25 kn | ★★★ | 5-6ft | ↓ gusty |
| 12 | 5-6 | ★★★ | 7 9s ↓ | 18 30 ↓ | 16–26 kn | ★★★ | 5-6ft | ↓ gusty |
| 15 | 4-6 | ★★★ | 7 9s ↓ | 17 28 ↓ | 15–24 kn | ★★ | 4-6ft | ↓ gusty |
| 18 | 4-6 | ★★★ | 7 9s ↓ | 12 20 ↓ | 11–17 kn | ★ | 4-6ft | ↓ gusty |
| Sunday 4 H 05:55L 11:51H 18:09 Sunrise 07:24 · Sunset 18:37 | ||||||||
| 06 | 7-9 | ★★★★ | 10 10s ↓ | 11 17 ↓ | 9–15 kn | – | 7-9ft | ↓ light |
| 09 | 7-9 | ★★★★ | 10 10s ↓ | 14 23 ↓ | 12–20 kn | ★ | 7-9ft | ↓ gusty |
| 12 | 7-9 | ★★★★ | 10 10s ↓ | 18 29 ↓ | 16–25 kn | ★★★ | 7-9ft | ↓ gusty |
| 15 | 8-10 | ★★★★ | 11 10s ↓ | 20 32 ↓ | 17–28 kn | ★★★ | 8-10ft | ↓ gusty |
| 18 | 8-11 | ★★★★ | 12 10s ↓ | 19 31 ↓ | 17–27 kn | ★★★ | 8-11ft | ↓ gusty |
| Monday 5 L 00:57H 07:30L 13:42H 19:35 Sunrise 07:27 · Sunset 18:34 | ||||||||
| 06 | 7-9 | ★★★★ | 9 11s ↓ | 15 25 ↓ | 13–22 kn | ★★ | 7-9ft | ↓ gusty |
| 09 | 6-8 | ★★★ | 8 11s ↓ | 15 25 ↓ | 13–21 kn | ★★ | 6-8ft | ↓ gusty |
| 12 | 4-6 | ★★★ | 7 10s ↓ | 16 26 ↓ | 14–23 kn | ★★ | 4-6ft | ↓ gusty |
| 15 | 5-6 | ★★★ | 6 10s ↓ | 16 27 ↓ | 14–23 kn | ★★ | 5-6ft | ↓ gusty |
| 18 | 4-5 | ★★★ | 6 10s ↓ | 16 27 ↓ | 14–23 kn | ★★ | 4-5ft | ↓ gusty |