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Talisker Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 1.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 5.0

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Talisker Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – Skye, UK)

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Name: Talisker Bay
Type: beach
Reliability: rarely breaks
Best Swell: SSW Offshore Wind: NE

Talisker Bay in Skye is a very sheltered beach break. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the northeast with some shelter here from north winds. Waves can be ok even in light onshore winds Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell angle is from the south southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown.

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Overall Talisker Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Talisker Bay:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Cliad Bay 43 mi
Second closest break Grishipoll Bay 44 mi
Third closest break Hogh Bay 47 mi
Fourth closest break Feall Bay 48 mi
Fifth closest break Loch Breachacha 48 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Talisker Bay:

Closest wave buoy M4 Donegal Bay Buoy 209 mi
Second closest wave buoy K5 Buoy 220 mi
Third closest wave buoy K7 Buoy 247 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy North Sea 2 Buoy 261 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy North Sea 3 Buoy 261 mi

Tide stations nearest to Talisker Bay:

Closest tide station Tobermory, Island of Mull, Scotland 48 mi
Second closest tide station Tobermory, Island of Mull, Scotland - READ flaterco 48 mi
Third closest tide station Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland 64 mi
Fourth closest tide station Ullapool, Scotland 64 mi
Fifth closest tide station Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland - READ flaterco. 64 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Talisker Bay:

Closest ski area Nevis Range (United Kingdom) 63 mi
Second closest ski area Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom) 76 mi
Third closest ski area Cairngorm (United Kingdom) 105 mi
Fourth closest ski area Glenshee (United Kingdom) 117 mi
Fifth closest ski area The Lecht (United Kingdom) 121 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Talisker Bay:

Closest city location Portree (United Kingdom) 12 mi
Second closest city location Mallaig (United Kingdom) 30 mi
Third closest city location Tiree (United Kingdom) 57 mi
Fourth closest city location Lochaline (United Kingdom) 57 mi
Fifth closest city location Corpach (United Kingdom) 58 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Talisker Bay is Benbecula Airport (BEB) in U.k, 58 km (36 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Talisker Bay is Tiree Airport (TRE) in U.k., 91 km (57 miles) away.
  • Third is Stornoway Airport (SYY) in U.k., 104 km (65 miles) away.
  • Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 147 km (91 miles) away.
  • Islay Airport (ILY), also in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to Talisker Bay and is 179 km (111 miles) away.
Talisker Bay break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Talisker Bay, Scotland - Skye. Use the tab navigation above to view Talisker Bay sea temperature, Talisker Bay photographs, Talisker Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Talisker Bay webcams, current wind from Scotland - Skye live weather stations and Talisker Bay tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Talisker Bay.