Talisker Bay (Skye) Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.29° N 6.46° W

Talisker Bay (Skye) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Talisker Bay (Skye) sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.1° 

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 (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 (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.5
W
13
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
139
137
135
137
112
88
66
115
115
109
235
160
192
181
169
164
125
78
73
69
68
79
151
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
E
20
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:44AM2.49m
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
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
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8:12
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6:10
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6:07
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 mm
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2
3
1
1
1
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
11
10
10
9
10
10
9
8
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
6
7
6
8
5
7
6
9
8
1
2
4
3
4
5
6
5
4
4
5
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