Talisker Bay (Skye) Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.29° N 6.46° W

Talisker Bay (Skye) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Talisker Bay (Skye) sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.0° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
76
102
98
94
194
155
152
129
159
122
104
102
65
64
113
94
56
54
39
52
18
17
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
W
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:43AM3.89m
7:04PM4.32m
7:25AM4.07m
7:45PM4.50m
8:04AM4.15m
8:23PM4.54m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.15m
1:29AM-0.01m
1:42PM-0.06m
2:12AM-0.13m
2:23PM-0.15m
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part cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:13
9:10
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
15
15
13
15
17
15
16
16
17
17
17
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
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