Laggan Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Laggan Bay in Islay is a quite exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Secret spot? We can hide it!

Overall Laggan Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Stop animation

The rose diagram illustrates the range of swells directed at Laggan Bay through an aver... (show all text)

This picture describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text)

Also see Laggan Bay surf quality by season and Laggan Bay surf quality by month.

Select Laggan Bay Location Map Detail:

Regional Map | Local Map | Detailed Map

Contours:

Roads & Rivers:

Select a surf break from the menu Select to locate on the map

Use this relief map to navigate to Scotland - Islay surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Laggan Bay

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Laggan Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Lossit Bay	9 mi
Second closest break	Machir Bay	10 mi
Third closest break	Saligo	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Ardnave Point and Bay	13 mi
Fifth closest break	Caravans	24 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Laggan Bay:
Closest wave buoy	M4 Donegal Bay Buoy	155 mi
Second closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	157 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	172 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	245 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	K4 Buoy	254 mi
Tide stations nearest to Laggan Bay:
Closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland - READ flaterco	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland	37 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.	37 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Millport, Scotland	53 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Laggan Bay:
Closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	86 mi
Second closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	94 mi
Third closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	133 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cairngorm (United Kingdom)	141 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	151 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Laggan Bay:
Closest city location	Motherwell (United Kingdom)	24 mi
Second closest city location	Campbeltown (United Kingdom)	31 mi
Third closest city location	Ballycastle (United Kingdom)	34 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bushmills (United Kingdom)	35 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ballypatrick (Ireland)	35 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Laggan Bay is Islay Airport (ILY) in U.k, 1 km (1 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Laggan Bay is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 91 km (57 miles) away.
• Third is Tiree Airport (TRE) in U.k., 98 km (61 miles) away.
• Prestwick Airport (PIK) in U.k is 108 km (67 miles) away.
• Aldergrove (Belfast) Airport (BFS) in North Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Laggan Bay and is 115 km (71 miles) away.