Sand of Inner Skaw

Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 8:00 PM British Summer Time.

Good

Chest-high (1.2 m) at 8 s, heading toward E, with strong cross-offshore wind toward NNE.

Swell

1.2 m

E

8 s

Wind

21 km/h

NNE

Cross-offshore

Tide

1.2 m

Rising

Weather

11 °C

Overcast

13 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Thursday, September 17, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

1 m · 7 s

S

41 km/h · 57 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2 m

Light drizzle · 11 °C

1 AM

Poor

1 m · 7 s

S

44 km/h · 61 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

2.2 m

Drizzle · 11 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.9 m · 7 s

S

48 km/h · 66 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2.2 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.8 m · 7 s

S

48 km/h · 66 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2.2 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.8 m · 7 s

S

44 km/h · 65 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

1.9 m

Drizzle · 12 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.8 m · 7 s

SE

40 km/h · 63 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

1.6 m

Drizzle · 12 °C

6 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 6 s

ESE

25 km/h · 55 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.4 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 6 s

ENE

22 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Overcast · 12 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 6 s

ENE

23 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Mostly clear · 12 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 7 s

ENE

22 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Mostly clear · 12 °C

10 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 7 s

ENE

24 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.5 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

11 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 7 s

E

23 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.8 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 7 s

E

30 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

2 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 7 s

E

31 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 13 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 7 s

E

32 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2.3 m

Overcast · 13 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 7 s

E

34 km/h · 48 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 13 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 8 s

E

35 km/h · 49 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2.1 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 8 s

E

36 km/h · 50 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

1.8 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

6 PM

Poor

1 m · 7 s

E

31 km/h · 52 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.5 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

7 PM

Good

1.1 m · 7 s

E

22 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.3 m

Overcast · 12 °C

8 PM

Good

1.2 m · 8 s

E

21 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.2 m

Overcast · 11 °C

9 PM

Fair

1.3 m · 8 s

E

21 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Partly cloudy · 11 °C

10 PM

Fair

1.4 m · 8 s

E

22 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Partly cloudy · 11 °C

11 PM

Good

1.4 m · 9 s

E

23 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 11 °C

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