
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Talisker Bay (Skye) today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Talisker Bay (Skye). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the E by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 14 | SW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | 152 | 312 | 247 | 211 | 157 | 121 | 112 | 104 | 153 | 404 | 187 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 96 | 115 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41PM2.52m | 1:27PM2.63m | 2:44AM2.49m | 3:26PM2.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM1.64m | 6:46AM1.64m | 7:54PM1.70m | 8:22AM1.62m | 9:23PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 6 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
55 | 152 | 312 | 247 | 211 | 157 | 121 | 112 | 65 | 153 | 404 | 34 | 139 | 39 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 115 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 15 | WSW 13 | WNW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
43 | 64 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 51 | 79 | 73 | 104 | 94 | 21 | 187 | 18 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 96 | 55 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 14 | — | W 13 | — | W 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | WNW 15 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 13 |
4 | 8 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 21 | — | 21 | — | 17 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSW 6 | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 |
30 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 58 | 41 | 2 | — | 2 | 66 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 89 | 175 | 183 | 157 | 175 | 157 | 163 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 122 | 163 | 122 | 122 | 69 | 107 | 107 | 163 |
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