
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
401 | 314 | 259 | 254 | 202 | 158 | 136 | 163 | 246 | 893 | 737 | 544 | 380 | 282 | 679 | 1364 | 1546 | 1690 | 1667 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
401 | 314 | 259 | 254 | 202 | 158 | 136 | 163 | 240 | 893 | 737 | 544 | 380 | 282 | 679 | 1364 | 1546 | 1690 | 1667 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 10 | W 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 53 | 246 | 2 | 7 | 63 | 102 | 273 | 214 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 72 |
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