
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 2PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 33 | 47 | 71 | 102 | 125 | 425 | 2437 | 3810 | 4416 | 3830 | 3408 | 2547 | 2148 | 1739 | 1365 | 1214 | 1031 | 833 | 718 | 463 | 859 | 683 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19AM3.27m | 8:38PM3.22m | 8:56AM3.11m | 9:17PM2.95m | 9:40AM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM0.13m | 2:55AM0.27m | 3:17PM0.37m | 3:39AM0.53m | 4:10PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
35 | 33 | 47 | 71 | 102 | 125 | 425 | 2437 | 3810 | 4416 | 3830 | 3408 | 2547 | 2148 | 1739 | 1365 | 1214 | 1031 | 833 | 718 | 463 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | — | SW 6 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | S 7 | WNW 11 |
— | 22 | — | 10 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | W 11 | W 11 |
137 | 33 | 66 | 61 | 63 | 54 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 859 | 683 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 422 | 224 | 241 | 224 | 224 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 87 | 72 | 84 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 84 | 77 | 325 | 77 |
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