Talisker Bay (Skye) Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.29° N 6.46° W

Talisker Bay (Skye) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Talisker Bay (Skye) sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)7ft (2.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.8
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
1.8
WSW
8
1.9
SW
6
2.5
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
7
3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
6
2.5
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
6
2.2
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
52
157
183
189
255
192
466
382
275
553
716
863
784
594
471
389
1592
253
247
794
209
440
312
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
S
20
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
50
S
35
SSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:41AM3.67m
9:57PM3.47m
10:12AM3.36m
10:28PM3.11m
10:48AM3.03m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.59m
4:15PM0.71m
4:30AM0.92m
4:52PM1.07m
5:07AM1.25m
5:38PM1.42m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:39
7:37
 mm
2
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
9
10
9
10
9
6
5
7
6
4
3
2
5
3
3
4
5
6
6
7
6
4
8
7
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