Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Talisker Bay (Skye) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 2AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Talisker Bay (Skye). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
98 | 96 | 63 | 61 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20PM3.13m | 11:42AM2.97m | 00:10AM2.78m | 12:55PM2.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM1.04m | 5:57AM1.23m | 6:24PM1.38m | 6:51AM1.52m | 7:36PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
98 | 96 | 63 | 61 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | N 6 | W 14 | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 164 | 78 | 890 | 511 | 467 | 630 | 516 | 1001 | 402 | 402 | 225 | 530 | 115 | 643 | 247 | 247 | 251 | 175 |
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