Talisker Bay (Skye) Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.29° N 6.46° W

Talisker Bay (Skye) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Talisker Bay (Skye) sea temperature is
13.2°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.8
W
5
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
197
200
153
167
164
111
107
71
69
68
79
78
75
99
163
146
105
156
297
307
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
10
SW
45
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
20
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
N
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:15PM3.10m
4:36AM3.06m
4:50PM3.42m
5:09AM3.38m
5:22PM3.74m
Low Tide
9:39AM1.40m
10:20PM1.22m
10:31AM1.10m
11:01PM0.87m
11:12AM0.78m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
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8:11
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8:12
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8:15
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6:07
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6:06
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6:02
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 mm
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4
2
1
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1
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1
2
6
5
4
2
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Temp °C
10
10
10
8
9
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
7
7
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
8
7
-1
2
3
2
2
4
5
7
6
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
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