Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 1AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6322 | 7714 | 7275 | 5668 | 4996 | 3521 | 2853 | 2252 | 2225 | 1839 | 1643 | 1439 | 1295 | 1578 | 1891 | 2193 | 2513 | 2990 | 3501 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:57PM2.50m | 10:21AM2.46m | 10:39PM2.23m | 11:23AM2.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.92m | 4:16AM1.03m | 4:48PM1.23m | 5:05AM1.29m | 6:14PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 188 | 183 | 133 | 1713 | 2252 | 38 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 56 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 6322 | 7714 | 7275 | 5668 | 4996 | 3521 | 2853 | 20 | 2225 | 1839 | 1643 | 1439 | 1295 | 1578 | 1891 | 2193 | 2513 | 2990 | 3501 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 844 | 844 | 502 | 469 | 646 | 83 | 72 | 469 | 335 | 77 | 469 | 629 | 818 | 808 | 463 | 463 | 463 | 359 | 447 |
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