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 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.9°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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sat night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
2.5
WSW
12
4
W
12
4.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
583
447
422
422
422
512
603
876
1520
1935
1995
1821
1933
1739
1295
754
1686
4245
6817
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
N
35
NW
40
NNW
35
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
30
S
45
SSE
60
SSE
50
SW
65
SW
75
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:18PM2.75m
4:34AM2.63m
4:52PM3.00m
5:08AM2.88m
5:24PM3.22m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.73m
10:31AM0.57m
10:59PM0.46m
11:06AM0.33m
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1
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1
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12
7
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
9
10
Feels °C
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
0
-1
1
3
4
6
3
-1
0
1
-5
-5
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