Sea weather in Skye in Scotland All the beach weather in Skye

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Skye in Scotland, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Skye over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Skye in Scotland this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Skye. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Saturday 18 July 202652°F to 56°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 19 July 202654°F to 58°Frecommended
Monday 20 July 202656°F to 58°Frecommended
Tuesday 21 July 202654°F to 58°Frecommended
Wednesday 22 July 202654°F to 56°Frecommended
Thursday 23 July 202654°F to 58°Frecommended
Friday 24 July 202656°F to 58°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Skye

Sea weather on Saturday 18 July 2026

On Saturday 18 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:54 and will set at 22:08 on the beach(es) of Skye. The outside temperature will be a high of 56°F t and a low of 52°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.9mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)
Perceived temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)10°C (51°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity92%85%87%88%83%81%82%87%
Barometric pressure1023 hPa1023 hPa1023 hPa1024 hPa1025 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1027 hPa
Cloud cover94%71%74%53%11%7%6%54%
Heat index12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)
Dew point11°C (52°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)8°C (47°F)10°C (50°F)
Wind
Speed13km/h (8mph)17km/h (11mph)17km/h (11mph)18km/h (11mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts19km/h (12mph)25km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)26km/h (16mph)36km/h (23mph)40km/h (25mph)24km/h (15mph)28km/h (18mph)
Direction
N
352°
N
350°
N

N

N

N

N
10°
N
Wind chill11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)10°C (51°F)
Waves
Height0.2m (0.5ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.2ft)
Direction
N
359°
N
358°
N
360°
N

N

N

N

N
Period3.8 sec.3.8 sec.4.4 sec.4.4 sec.4.4 sec.4.4 sec.4.4 sec.4.4 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 19 July 2026

On Sunday 19 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:56 and will set at 22:06 on the beach(es) of Skye. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 9.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.7mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)
Perceived temperature10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity91%91%87%79%79%88%83%86%
Barometric pressure1027 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1028 hPa1027 hPa1028 hPa1029 hPa
Cloud cover29%38%45%34%100%100%72%69%
Heat index12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)
Dew point11°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)12°C (54°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)
Wind
Speed15km/h (9mph)11km/h (7mph)3km/h (2mph)1km/h (0mph)5km/h (3mph)8km/h (5mph)10km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)
Gusts22km/h (14mph)16km/h (10mph)4km/h (2mph)1km/h (1mph)8km/h (5mph)13km/h (8mph)16km/h (10mph)13km/h (8mph)
Direction 356°
N
349°
N
16°
NNE
49°
NE
247°
WSW
246°
WSW
301°
WNW
325°
NW
Wind chill10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)
Waves
Height0.3m (1.0ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.6ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.4ft)0.1m (0.4ft)0.5m (1.8ft)
Direction
N
10°
N
10°
N

N

N

N

N

N
Period4.4 sec.5.3 sec.5.6 sec.5.6 sec.5.6 sec.5.7 sec.5.6 sec.5.5 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)

Sea weather on Monday 20 July 2026

On Monday 20 July 2026, the sun will rise at 04:58 and will set at 22:05 on the beach(es) of Skye. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 8.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.1mph). Wave height will be up to 1.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)
Perceived temperature12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity88%88%85%85%86%85%82%87%
Barometric pressure1029 hPa1029 hPa1030 hPa1031 hPa1031 hPa1032 hPa1032 hPa1033 hPa
Cloud cover87%89%67%81%64%51%50%56%
Heat index13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)
Dew point11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (53°F)
Wind
Speed9km/h (6mph)9km/h (6mph)12km/h (8mph)14km/h (9mph)11km/h (7mph)8km/h (5mph)12km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)
Gusts15km/h (9mph)14km/h (9mph)19km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)15km/h (9mph)21km/h (13mph)17km/h (11mph)
Direction
N

N
355°
N

N
16°
NNE
31°
NNE
21°
NNE
13°
NNE
Wind chill12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)
Waves
Height0.4m (1.4ft)0.1m (0.4ft)0.1m (0.4ft)0.1m (0.4ft)0.1m (0.4ft)0.1m (0.4ft)0.2m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.5ft)
Direction
N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N
Period5.4 sec.4.1 sec.5.5 sec.5.5 sec.5.5 sec.5.3 sec.5.2 sec.6.2 sec.
Significant height0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 21 July 2026

On Tuesday 21 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:00 and will set at 22:03 on the beach(es) of Skye. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 8.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.7mph). Wave height will be up to 0.7ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)
Perceived temperature12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity90%92%92%87%83%82%86%93%
Barometric pressure1033 hPa1032 hPa1032 hPa1032 hPa1032 hPa1031 hPa1030 hPa1030 hPa
Cloud cover40%41%42%87%79%68%100%100%
Heat index13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)
Dew point12°C (53°F)11°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)
Wind
Speed11km/h (7mph)6km/h (4mph)1km/h (1mph)3km/h (2mph)5km/h (3mph)8km/h (5mph)14km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)
Gusts18km/h (11mph)9km/h (6mph)2km/h (1mph)5km/h (3mph)7km/h (4mph)13km/h (8mph)22km/h (14mph)20km/h (12mph)
Direction 359°
N
360°
N
246°
WSW
315°
NW
321°
NW
261°
W
256°
WSW
240°
WSW
Wind chill12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)
Waves
Height0.2m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.2m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.5ft)
Direction
N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N
Period7.0 sec.7.0 sec.7.9 sec.7.9 sec.7.6 sec.7.5 sec.7.8 sec.8.2 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 22 July 2026

On Wednesday 22 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:01 and will set at 22:01 on the beach(es) of Skye. The outside temperature will be a high of 56°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 9.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 19.3mph). Wave height will be up to 0.7ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)
Perceived temperature13°C (55°F)11°C (53°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (51°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity95%92%89%87%82%80%82%85%
Barometric pressure1029 hPa1028 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1027 hPa
Cloud cover100%75%86%77%68%12%6%22%
Heat index13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)
Dew point12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (47°F)10°C (50°F)
Wind
Speed8km/h (5mph)15km/h (10mph)15km/h (10mph)14km/h (9mph)14km/h (9mph)15km/h (9mph)16km/h (10mph)15km/h (10mph)
Gusts12km/h (7mph)24km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)20km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)26km/h (16mph)31km/h (19mph)25km/h (15mph)
Direction 305°
NW
352°
N

N
355°
N

N
26°
NNE
17°
NNE

N
Wind chill13°C (55°F)11°C (53°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (51°F)
Waves
Height0.1m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.2m (0.5ft)0.2m (0.5ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.8ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.6ft)
Direction
N

N
360°
N
359°
N
358°
N
358°
N
359°
N

N
Period7.8 sec.8.1 sec.8.0 sec.7.3 sec.6.0 sec.3.6 sec.5.5 sec.5.4 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 23 July 2026

On Thursday 23 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:03 and will set at 21:59 on the beach(es) of Skye. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 11.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 19.3mph). Wave height will be up to 0.7ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)14°C (57°F)
Perceived temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)12°C (54°F)10°C (50°F)14°C (57°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity87%89%88%82%72%67%69%78%
Barometric pressure1026 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1026 hPa1025 hPa1025 hPa1024 hPa1026 hPa
Cloud cover8%88%67%1%0%0%0%11%
Heat index12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)14°C (57°F)
Dew point10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)6°C (44°F)10°C (51°F)
Wind
Speed11km/h (7mph)8km/h (5mph)4km/h (2mph)6km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)15km/h (9mph)19km/h (12mph)8km/h (5mph)
Gusts17km/h (11mph)12km/h (7mph)5km/h (3mph)10km/h (6mph)14km/h (8mph)31km/h (19mph)25km/h (15mph)15km/h (10mph)
Direction
N

N
249°
WSW
208°
SSW
228°
SW
244°
WSW
232°
SW
255°
WSW
Wind chill11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)12°C (54°F)10°C (50°F)14°C (57°F)
Waves
Height0.2m (0.6ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.2m (0.6ft)0.2m (0.8ft)
Direction
N

N

N

N
28°
NNE
33°
NNE
184°
S
344°
NNW
Period5.2 sec.5.2 sec.5.0 sec.4.8 sec.4.6 sec.6.6 sec.4.7 sec.4.5 sec.
Significant height0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)

Sea weather on Friday 24 July 2026

On Friday 24 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:05 and will set at 21:58 on the beach(es) of Skye. The outside temperature will be a high of 58°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 29.2mph). Wave height will be up to 1ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)
Perceived temperature11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity91%92%89%81%86%89%88%91%
Barometric pressure1023 hPa1022 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover23%79%80%73%100%100%100%100%
Heat index13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)
Dew point11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)11°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)
Wind
Speed20km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)25km/h (15mph)31km/h (19mph)30km/h (18mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)
Gusts33km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)38km/h (24mph)47km/h (29mph)47km/h (29mph)38km/h (24mph)39km/h (24mph)37km/h (23mph)
Direction 193°
SSW
198°
SSW
191°
S
199°
SSW
209°
SSW
216°
SW
217°
SW
224°
SW
Wind chill11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)
Waves
Height0.1m (0.5ft)0.2m (0.5ft)0.1m (0.5ft)0.2m (0.5ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.6ft)
Direction 354°
N
354°
N
353°
N
347°
NNW
192°
SSW
196°
SSW
192°
SSW
356°
N
Period10.9 sec.10.8 sec.11.0 sec.11.5 sec.12.1 sec.12.4 sec.12.5 sec.12.4 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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