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 17 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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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 Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.2
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
15
2
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
401
314
259
254
202
158
136
163
246
893
737
544
380
282
679
1364
1546
1690
1667
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:08PM2.25m
10:58AM2.26m
11:19PM2.03m
12:54PM2.15m
Low Tide
4:18PM1.22m
4:32AM1.19m
5:32PM1.43m
6:02AM1.33m
7:39PM1.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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6:21
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6:17
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Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
12
Feels °C
7
5
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
5
5
7
7
7
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