
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, severe gales from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
811 | 683 | 583 | 447 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 495 | 669 | 1269 | 1474 | 2117 | 1995 | 2005 | 1933 | 1804 | 1295 | 847 | 647 | 3696 | 6611 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18PM2.75m | 4:34AM2.63m | 4:52PM3.00m | 5:08AM2.88m | 5:24PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.82m | 10:27PM0.73m | 10:31AM0.57m | 10:59PM0.46m | 11:06AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
444 | 683 | 583 | 447 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 495 | 669 | 3 | 30 | 32 | 1211 | 2005 | 1933 | 1804 | 1295 | 847 | 647 | 118 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 5 | — | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | W 11 | W 13 |
811 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1269 | 1474 | 2117 | 1995 | 3 | — | 5 | 46 | 256 | 319 | 3696 | 6611 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 272 | 299 | 314 | 346 | 320 | 72 | 72 | 84 | 221 | 784 | 954 | 1001 | 629 |
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