Talisker Bay (Skye) Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.29° N 6.46° W

Talisker Bay (Skye) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
189
178
142
139
115
96
96
61
44
35
23
17
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
4
4
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
10
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42PM3.50m
10:59AM3.28m
11:20PM3.13m
11:42AM2.97m
00:10AM2.78m
12:55PM2.70m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.90m
5:35PM1.04m
5:57AM1.23m
6:24PM1.38m
6:51AM1.52m
7:36PM1.64m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:55
8:52
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
9
6
5
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
9
9
10
10
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