Talisker Bay (Skye) Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.29° N 6.46° W

Talisker Bay (Skye) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Talisker Bay (Skye) sea temperature is
13.8°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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). 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 (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.1
SW
7
1.3
WSW
8
1
SW
9
1.5
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
5
2
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2.4
W
11
3
W
6
3
W
6
3
W
7
3
WNW
6
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
39
27
71
156
100
243
155
407
166
836
903
955
1439
592
746
732
595
344
336
247
Wind (km/h)
10
S
25
S
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SSE
25
S
20
WSW
30
WNW
35
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:51PM4.07m
6:10AM3.90m
6:25PM4.25m
6:43AM4.07m
6:57PM4.32m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.43m
00:09AM0.24m
12:20PM0.19m
00:46AM0.07m
12:58PM0.05m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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7:43
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7:45
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7:47
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6:42
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6:39
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6:37
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 mm
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2
4
1
6
9
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
9
9
11
11
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
5
1
1
4
6
10
5
5
1
2
2
3
1
-2
-3
-2
-1
1
2
3
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