
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Talisker Bay (Skye) today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Talisker Bay (Skye). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
135 | 117 | 96 | 83 | 55 | 94 | 96 | 111 | 239 | 197 | 260 | 160 | 167 | 113 | 125 | 121 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:26PM2.81m | 3:55AM2.75m | 4:15PM3.10m | 4:36AM3.06m | 4:50PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM1.62m | 9:23PM1.53m | 9:39AM1.40m | 10:20PM1.22m | 10:31AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
135 | 98 | 96 | 83 | 51 | 94 | 96 | 111 | 239 | 197 | 260 | 160 | 167 | 113 | 125 | 121 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | NW 13 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
17 | 6 | 96 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 61 | 16 | 15 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 15 | W 15 |
3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
101 | 117 | 77 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 94 | 67 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 109 | 107 | 69 | 71 | 107 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 107 | 122 | 175 | 203 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 78 | 157 | 66 |
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