Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.88° N 6.31° W

Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.6° 

Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 6PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
1
W
10
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1187
1111
1121
1059
907
770
660
583
480
480
383
314
259
254
202
158
136
133
208
791
663
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:14AM2.76m
9:26PM2.49m
9:56AM2.50m
10:08PM2.25m
10:58AM2.26m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.95m
3:43AM0.98m
4:18PM1.22m
4:32AM1.19m
5:32PM1.43m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:56
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7:58
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8:00
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6:22
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6:21
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6:17
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 mm
1
1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
5
7
7
7
8
7
7
5
6
6
7
7
6
6
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