Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
226 | 128 | 228 | 43 | 155 | 188 | 345 | 516 | 346 | 260 | 187 | 161 | 131 | 127 | 81 | 77 | 55 | 40 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:31PM3.36m | 8:42AM3.14m | 9:02PM3.22m | 9:16AM3.02m | 9:37PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.02m | 2:43AM0.18m | 2:54PM0.15m | 3:18AM0.32m | 3:33PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
8 | 47 | 228 | 43 | 15 | 14 | 4 | — | 346 | 260 | 187 | 161 | 131 | 127 | 81 | 77 | 55 | 40 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 9 | W 16 | NW 11 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 16 | — | W 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 3 |
226 | 128 | — | 106 | 155 | 188 | 345 | 516 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 77 | 258 | 97 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 85 | 77 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 85 |
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