Surf Forecasts:
Talisker Bay (Skye) surf forecast from 23 Oct 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 27 Oct, 9AM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period, SW swell with 12,001 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 6.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 11s period and expected on Monday (Oct 26) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Tue 27th Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Talisker Bay (Skye) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, gales from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | S 5 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 13 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 271 | 107 | 1482 | 3997 | 3416 | 2008 | 2059 | 485 | 101 | 1346 | 12001 | 8738 | 1885 | 3199 | 1534 | 792 | 220 | 263 | 1530 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:22PM3.74m | 5:40AM3.70m | 5:53PM4.02m | 6:12AM3.98m | 6:26PM4.25m | 6:45AM4.20m | 7:01PM4.38m | 7:19AM4.32m | 7:37PM4.39m | 7:56AM4.33m | 8:16PM4.26m | 8:35AM4.22m | 8:57PM4.01m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.54m | 11:49AM0.47m | 00:13AM0.25m | 12:26PM0.21m | 00:49AM0.04m | 1:04PM0.02m | 1:26AM-0.06m | 1:44PM-0.06m | 2:05AM-0.04m | 2:26PM-0.01m | 2:46AM0.10m | 3:11PM0.15m | 3:31AM0.33m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:49 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 11 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | -3 | -2 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -5 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NW 10 | SW 6 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 113 | 271 | 107 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 17 | 58 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 182 | 178 | 661 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 37 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | S 5 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 13 | SW 11 | SE 4 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 106 | 1482 | 3997 | 3416 | 2008 | 2059 | 485 | 16 | 1346 | 12001 | 8738 | 1885 | 3199 | 1534 | 792 | 220 | 263 | 1530 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 163 | 890 | 843 | 900 | 844 | 373 | 225 | 228 | 163 | 900 | 974 | 969 | 605 | 605 | 228 | 190 | 190 | 190 |
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