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Suisnish climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp12°C
Wind31 km/h
Gusts47 km/h
Humidity89.8%
Rain 48h0.4mm
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

16.7mm rain forecast
Do not climb wet sandstone
Windy — 31 km/h, gusts 47 km/h. Take care on exposed routes

Drying Time

13% dry · 5-10h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain17mm
Wind32 km/h
Gusts47 km/h
Humidity90%
16.7mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
15:00 12° 0.4mm 31 — 89.8%
16:00 12° 0.4mm 34 — 89.7%
17:00 11° 2mm 35 — 92.8%
18:00 11° 2mm 35 — 96.1%
19:00 12° 4mm 41 — 97.2%
20:00 12° 5mm 42 — 96.6%
21:00 12° 4mm 40 — 96.3%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain10mm
Wind43 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
10.2mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneWindy — 43 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
  • Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.3mm 40 — 90.9%
07:00 11° 0.7mm 40 — 87.4%
08:00 11° 0.3mm 43 — 89.5%
09:00 11° 1mm 39 — 87.1%
10:00 11° 1mm 41 — 92.8%
11:00 11° 0.9mm 44 — 92.5%
12:00 11° 0.6mm 48 — 90%
13:00 11° 0.7mm 44 — 91.5%
14:00 11° 0.6mm 44 — 91.5%
15:00 10° 0.8mm 42 — 92%
16:00 10° 0.6mm 39 — 93.6%
17:00 10° 0.4mm 41 — 92.5%
18:00 10° 0.4mm 40 — 92.6%
19:00 10° 0.1mm 41 — 92.5%
20:00 10° dry 39 — 90.1%
21:00 10° dry 38 — 87.6%
Fri Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain9mm
Wind35 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity93%
9.3mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.2mm 31 — 92.6%
07:00 11° dry 34 — 91%
08:00 12° dry 30 — 85.5%
09:00 13° 0.3mm 31 — 77.7%
10:00 12° 0.8mm 30 — 81.8%
11:00 11° 1mm 32 — 91.4%
12:00 11° 1mm 36 — 95.5%
13:00 12° 0.7mm 35 — 92.9%
14:00 12° 2mm 36 — 93.6%
15:00 12° 0.9mm 37 — 96.5%
16:00 14° 0.4mm 39 — 97.7%
17:00 14° 0.2mm 37 — 96.8%
18:00 13° 0.3mm 37 — 95.9%
19:00 12° 0.3mm 36 — 94.5%
20:00 12° 0.3mm 36 — 93.7%
21:00 12° 0.1mm 35 — 93.4%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain3mm
Wind34 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
2.9mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.3mm 36 — 91.1%
12:00 13° 0.6mm 34 — 66.5%
18:00 10° 0.6mm 26 — 84.4%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity65%
0.6mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0.2mm 22 — 90%
12:00 13° 0.2mm 29 — 64.7%
18:00 12° dry 18 — 78.7%
Mon Monday 21 September
Poor
Temp13°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind21 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity85%
0.7mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 12° dry 8 — 72.7%
12:00 13° 0.5mm 21 — 84.9%
18:00 14° 0.3mm 15 — 98.9%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain2mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity99%
1.8mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.8mm 13 — 99.8%
12:00 15° 0.5mm 18 — 99.1%
18:00 14° 0.4mm 12 — 99.4%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain2mm
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity98%
1.7mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstoneHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.7mm 8 — 99%
12:00 14° 0.4mm 16 — 98.4%
18:00 13° dry 14 — 97.7%

About Suisnish

Suisnish is a compact, sunny, south-facing sandstone crag on the Strathaird coast south of Torrin on Skye. Its main slab and adjoining pillar sit at sea level just above the normal high tide mark, and above on the hillside is the small buttress of Carn Dearg — together giving a chilled day of climbing well away from the crowds and complexity of the Cuillin ridge. The rock is hard Jurassic quartz sandstone with pockets, small edges, and clean cracks that dry quickly in the sea breeze. Facing south, the slab receives full sun through the day and the crag is one of the more reliable single-pitch venues on Skye when the mountains are in cloud. Access involves an hour's walk along a decent stalker's path from parking at Camas Malag on the Elgol road, past Suisnish Point and the cleared village ruins; the crag is well documented in the SMC Skye Sea-Cliffs guide.

Region
Scotland - Islands — Skye
Rock type
Sandstone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
15m
Exposure
low
Seepage
low

Other crags in this region

Elgol (Suidhe Biorach)