Talisker Bay (Skye) Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.29° N 6.46° W

Talisker Bay (Skye) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
7
1.1
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.2
SW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
129
182
216
261
248
248
178
142
160
139
113
96
63
44
35
23
17
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:23AM3.57m
10:42PM3.50m
10:59AM3.28m
11:20PM3.13m
11:42AM2.97m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.69m
5:16AM0.90m
5:35PM1.04m
5:57AM1.23m
6:24PM1.38m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
9
11
11
11
9
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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