
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Talisker Bay (Skye) today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Talisker Bay (Skye). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 39 | 27 | 71 | 156 | 100 | 243 | 155 | 407 | 166 | 836 | 903 | 955 | 1439 | 592 | 746 | 732 | 595 | 344 | 336 | 247 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:51PM4.07m | 6:10AM3.90m | 6:25PM4.25m | 6:43AM4.07m | 6:57PM4.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.43m | 00:09AM0.24m | 12:20PM0.19m | 00:46AM0.07m | 12:58PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
41 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 122 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 344 | 336 | 247 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 |
— | 2 | 27 | 71 | 156 | 100 | 243 | 16 | 407 | 166 | 836 | 903 | 955 | 1439 | 592 | 746 | 732 | 595 | 309 | 138 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 175 | 175 | 109 | 78 | 190 | 175 | 183 | 268 | 843 | 981 | 1486 | 780 | 844 | 844 | 813 | 844 | 806 | 605 | 605 | 599 |
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