
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Talisker Bay (Skye) today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Talisker Bay (Skye). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | 109 | 121 | 197 | 197 | 131 | 167 | 164 | 111 | 121 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 101 | 143 | 146 | 135 | 119 | 220 | 378 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55AM2.75m | 4:15PM3.10m | 4:36AM3.06m | 4:50PM3.42m | 5:09AM3.38m | 5:22PM3.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM1.40m | 10:20PM1.22m | 10:31AM1.10m | 11:01PM0.87m | 11:12AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
117 | 62 | 121 | 197 | 197 | — | 167 | 164 | 111 | 121 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 101 | 143 | 146 | 135 | 119 | 220 | 378 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 |
50 | 109 | 25 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | W 15 | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 131 | 140 | 83 | 54 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 45 | 23 | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 107 | 107 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 175 | 190 | 226 | 226 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 115 | 78 | 122 | 175 | 175 |
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