Surf Forecasts:
Talisker Bay (Skye) surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, WSW swell with 243 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Talisker Bay (Skye) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Talisker Bay (Skye) in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 55 | 219 | 193 | 187 | 173 | 162 | 53 | 90 | 50 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 52 | 52 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 20 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07AM3.42m | 10:29PM3.63m | 10:47AM3.34m | 11:10PM3.54m | 11:34AM3.24m | 00:00AM3.42m | 12:33PM3.14m | 1:05AM3.31m | 1:48PM3.11m | 2:23AM3.28m | 3:09PM3.20m | 3:44AM3.36m | 4:22PM3.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.71m | 5:10AM0.80m | 5:21PM0.83m | 5:54AM0.88m | 6:08PM0.95m | 6:45AM0.95m | 7:05PM1.05m | 7:46AM1.00m | 8:13PM1.09m | 8:56AM0.99m | 9:29PM1.01m | 10:09AM0.88m | 10:44PM0.81m | ||||||||
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 | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | 10:17 | — | — | 10:16 | — | — | 10:15 |
mm | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 79 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 50 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 52 | 52 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 55 | 219 | 193 | 187 | 173 | 162 | 53 | 90 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 109 | 190 | 175 | 225 | 232 | 190 | 275 | 89 | 89 | 157 | 78 | 89 | 69 | 69 | 78 | 155 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
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