Talisker Bay (Skye) Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.29° N 6.46° W

Talisker Bay (Skye) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Talisker Bay (Skye) sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 6PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.8
SSW
4
1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
SW
8
1.4
SW
10
0.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
5
10
38
38
36
28
18
17
16
25
47
62
67
183
227
348
164
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
0
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:15AM4.01m
9:35PM4.20m
9:49AM3.82m
10:08PM3.87m
10:23AM3.57m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.08m
4:05AM0.26m
4:16PM0.35m
4:40AM0.57m
4:54PM0.69m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:02
9:00
 mm
1
1
1
6
5
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
14
12
12
11
12
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
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