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 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
1
W
9
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
10
2.2
W
12
3
W
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2471
1946
1365
883
666
454
383
248
206
129
96
111
109
116
171
555
468
408
450
489
1332
2263
3210
3401
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
15
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:19PM2.44m
12:07PM2.38m
1:09AM2.23m
2:28PM2.38m
3:23AM2.33m
4:04PM2.67m
Low Tide
6:00AM1.03m
6:56PM1.11m
7:42AM1.11m
8:46PM1.06m
9:17AM0.92m
clear
clear
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cloud
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
7
8
10
10
12
13
12
8
9
11
10
10
12
13
11
10
9
7
7
6
4
4
3
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