Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 71 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 74 | 97 | 481 | 349 | 251 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:33PM3.41m | 7:42AM3.20m | 8:02PM3.42m | 8:12AM3.20m | 8:31PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.02m | 1:40AM0.13m | 1:47PM-0.02m | 2:10AM0.11m | 2:19PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 71 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 24 | — | 1 | 6 | 137 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | W 8 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 18 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | NW 6 | W 6 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | S 4 | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 74 | 97 | 481 | 349 | 251 | 314 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 85 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 173 | 133 | 89 | 82 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 257 | 289 | 295 | 295 | 258 |
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