
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, near gales from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
841 | 744 | 713 | 594 | 639 | 1002 | 1211 | 1315 | 1849 | 3280 | 2432 | 1958 | 1599 | 1089 | 811 | 658 | 617 | 553 | 543 | |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44PM2.27m | 3:07AM2.15m | 3:40PM2.50m | 3:56AM2.38m | 4:18PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM1.27m | 9:09AM1.07m | 9:53PM1.01m | 9:54AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
841 | 744 | 713 | 594 | 639 | 1002 | 1211 | 1315 | 828 | 1 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 514 | 658 | 617 | 553 | 543 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 6 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 1849 | 3280 | 2432 | 1958 | 1599 | 1089 | 811 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 51 | 74 | 51 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 221 | 221 | 225 | 83 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 74 |
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