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 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.5°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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 1PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
1.2
W
9
1.5
W
8
1.9
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
11
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1062
773
540
444
302
210
234
313
537
840
1018
1113
1316
1714
2323
3327
4409
4785
4949
4886
4299
3377
2977
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
NW
10
W
20
SSW
30
SSE
35
SSE
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
NW
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:03AM2.83m
5:23PM3.27m
5:39AM3.03m
5:57PM3.40m
6:11AM3.18m
6:28PM3.44m
Low Tide
10:54AM0.27m
11:27PM0.22m
11:35AM0.07m
00:03AM0.08m
12:12PM-0.03m
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7:43
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6:43
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6:40
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3
8
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6
3
3
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1
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
9
10
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
6
8
6
3
3
10
10
8
6
4
3
1
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
1
1
2
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