Talisker Bay (Skye) Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.29° N 6.46° W

Talisker Bay (Skye) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Talisker Bay (Skye) sea temperature is
13.4°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.5
W
14
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
41
25
25
37
73
149
312
222
211
157
121
112
104
180
313
264
201
137
135
133
133
131
90
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:35PM2.79m
11:11AM2.80m
11:41PM2.52m
1:27PM2.63m
2:44AM2.49m
3:26PM2.81m
Low Tide
5:29AM1.47m
6:19PM1.64m
6:46AM1.64m
7:54PM1.70m
8:22AM1.62m
9:23PM1.53m
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
7
8
7
8
7
7
8
8
6
4
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