Talisker Bay (Skye) Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.29° N 6.46° W

Talisker Bay (Skye) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Talisker Bay (Skye) sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.0° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
1.2
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.4
WSW
13
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
117
96
83
55
94
96
111
239
197
260
160
167
113
125
121
71
69
68
68
76
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
45
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:26PM2.81m
3:55AM2.75m
4:15PM3.10m
4:36AM3.06m
4:50PM3.42m
Low Tide
8:22AM1.62m
9:23PM1.53m
9:39AM1.40m
10:20PM1.22m
10:31AM1.10m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
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8:08
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8:11
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8:12
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6:10
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6:07
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6:06
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 mm
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1
3
4
3
1
1
1
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2
2
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1
1
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1
2
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
7
7
9
8
7
6
6
8
7
0
2
3
2
3
4
5
4
6
4
3
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