
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 116 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 100 | 92 | 90 | 65 | 154 | 146 | 171 | 164 | 127 | 125 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27AM2.85m | 5:54PM3.22m | 6:13AM3.05m | 6:38PM3.46m | 6:54AM3.19m | 7:19PM3.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.34m | 11:59PM0.26m | 12:12PM0.07m | 00:45AM0.06m | 12:56PM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
27 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 116 | 104 | 98 | 96 | 100 | 92 | 90 | 65 | 154 | 146 | 171 | 164 | 127 | 125 | 122 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
— | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 89 | 107 | 107 | 133 | 93 | 89 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 107 | 107 | 80 | 80 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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