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 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.5° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 1AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (25 Oct)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
10
4
W
12
4.5
W
15
4.5
W
16
4.5
WNW
16
4.5
WNW
15
4.5
WNW
15
4.5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
14
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
W
11
1.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2432
4579
9377
10355
10350
9679
8919
8039
7679
6071
4706
2816
1979
1230
828
485
292
229
326
Wind (km/h)
65
WSW
75
SW
85
WSW
75
W
80
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
35
W
20
SW
25
S
40
SE
55
SE
40
SSE
40
S
45
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:24PM3.22m
5:41AM3.10m
5:57PM3.39m
6:14AM3.28m
6:31PM3.47m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.22m
11:41AM0.13m
00:05AM0.05m
12:18PM-0.01m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
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7:15
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8:17
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6:04
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5:01
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5:59
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 mm
6
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
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1
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2
9
6
1
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Temp °C
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
11
13
16
15
Feels °C
-3
-6
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-5
-3
-1
0
4
5
4
0
0
6
10
7
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