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: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.1°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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
15
2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
893
726
535
380
282
644
1364
1546
1637
1644
1454
1306
1144
975
854
811
744
713
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:19PM2.03m
12:54PM2.15m
1:35AM1.98m
2:44PM2.27m
Low Tide
5:32PM1.43m
6:02AM1.33m
7:39PM1.46m
7:59AM1.28m
9:06PM1.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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8:03
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8:04
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6:17
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6:15
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6:13
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 mm
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1
3
6
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
6
5
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
7
8
7
6
6
7
5
4
2
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