Talisker Bay (Skye) Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.29° N 6.46° W

Talisker Bay (Skye) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Talisker Bay (Skye) sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.1° 

Talisker Bay (Skye) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Talisker Bay (Skye) today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 3PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Talisker Bay (Skye). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
6
2.2
SW
7
2
SW
7
1.8
SW
6
1.5
SW
7
1.2
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
440
347
271
210
231
231
231
182
138
124
90
26
25
14
17
16
15
15
6
5
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
N
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:48PM3.04m
3:38AM3.10m
4:21PM3.28m
4:57AM3.34m
5:27PM3.65m
Low Tide
8:30AM1.20m
9:17PM1.18m
9:59AM1.09m
10:44PM0.94m
11:13AM0.80m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:22
9:20
 mm
2
3
4
8
8
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
10
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
10
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