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 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.6°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 12PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1836
1717
1491
1211
1163
1449
1605
1427
1180
892
680
597
487
396
388
380
388
396
442
500
734
1094
1314
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:39PM2.51m
3:20AM2.33m
3:54PM2.79m
4:20AM2.58m
4:44PM3.06m
Low Tide
7:39AM1.05m
8:49PM1.00m
9:06AM0.83m
9:58PM0.72m
10:07AM0.54m
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Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
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