Talisker Bay (Skye) Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.29° N 6.46° W

Talisker Bay (Skye) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Talisker Bay (Skye) sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.2° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 5AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.5
S
5
3
S
7
3.5
SW
9
4
SW
10
5.5
SW
11
5.5
WSW
9
5.5
W
8
5.5
W
8
5.5
WNW
8
4.5
W
8
4
W
8
3.5
W
7
3
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
99
99
103
123
115
207
294
220
241
213
112
993
2257
3346
6607
4766
3362
3768
4035
2603
1769
1281
875
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
35
SSE
50
SSE
75
SSE
60
SW
70
SSW
75
SW
70
W
75
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
70
W
65
W
60
W
55
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:09AM3.38m
5:22PM3.74m
5:40AM3.70m
5:53PM4.02m
6:12AM3.98m
6:26PM4.25m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.87m
11:12AM0.78m
11:38PM0.54m
11:49AM0.47m
00:13AM0.25m
12:26PM0.21m
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
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7:19
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6:02
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 mm
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1
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9
14
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Temp °C
10
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
Feels °C
5
4
4
5
2
4
3
4
4
5
2
-2
-6
-2
-5
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-4
-2
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