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: 12 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.0° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 5PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.8
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
12
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.5
W
10
3
W
10
3.5
W
11
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
14
4
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
326
193
247
464
388
391
814
617
595
504
563
683
609
723
1113
1667
2718
4960
7404
7078
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
25
W
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:38AM3.14m
8:55PM3.05m
9:09AM2.96m
9:25PM2.78m
9:42AM2.73m
9:57PM2.50m
Low Tide
2:56PM0.30m
3:12AM0.49m
3:29PM0.60m
3:42AM0.76m
4:04PM0.92m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:40
7:38
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
8
7
8
8
8
9
11
8
7
7
8
7
6
3
3
3
4
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest