
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 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
121 | 197 | 200 | 153 | 167 | 164 | 111 | 107 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 99 | 163 | 146 | 105 | 156 | 297 | 307 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
121 | 197 | 200 | — | 167 | 164 | 111 | 107 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 99 | 163 | 146 | 105 | 156 | 297 | 307 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
35 | 16 | 17 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 7 | W 15 | NW 7 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 |
5 | — | — | 153 | 99 | 44 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 28 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 0 | 121 | 175 | 175 | 203 | 226 | 226 | 219 | 219 | 157 | 78 | 157 | 69 | 69 | 97 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 203 |
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