Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | 71 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 39 | 187 | 113 | 266 | 150 | 271 | 71 | 15 | 182 | 247 | 403 | 331 | 253 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:02PM3.42m | 8:12AM3.20m | 8:31PM3.36m | 8:42AM3.14m | 9:02PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM-0.02m | 2:10AM0.11m | 2:19PM0.02m | 2:43AM0.18m | 2:54PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
52 | 71 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 39 | 3 | — | — | 89 | 154 | 61 | 15 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 253 | 187 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 187 | 113 | 266 | 150 | 271 | 71 | 109 | 182 | 247 | 403 | 331 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 21 | 76 | 273 | 297 | 327 | 615 | 258 | 258 | 85 | 85 | 258 | 197 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 76 | 0 |
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