Beaches on Skye
Skye's beaches are not sunbathing beaches. They are white shell sand, black volcanic sand and a long walk out to a lighthouse — worth going for the colour of the water and the walk to reach it rather than for the swim. Every one of them is open to whatever the Atlantic is doing, and all of them are better on a bright day with the tide out.
Conditions as of 8 November 2026, 19:54 (Europe/London).
Coral Beach, Claigan beach good
Crushed white shell sand and turquoise water north of Dunvegan. Flat, easy, good with children.
Good all day: dry, gusts under 35 mph.
Talisker Bay beach good
Black and white sand under a waterfall and a sea stack, at the end of a track from Talisker.
Good all day: dry, gusts under 30 mph.
