Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 BST
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Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 6AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1
W
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.8
WNW
1.1
W
0.8
W
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)1414131312121110109978810111010101010666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4758579652004467307519261018580371173280277449483106920791548826612234122169121125
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
15
SW
15
SE
25
SSE
30
S
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
W
15
NW
20
N
25
N
35
N
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
2.49
5:01PM
2.91
5:19AM
2.71
5:39PM
3.13
5:52AM
2.90
6:10PM
3.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10PM
0.89
10:21AM
0.72
11:01PM
0.63
11:08AM
0.44
11:40PM
0.41
11:46AM
0.22
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:05---
Sunset-------7:36-------7:32-------7:30
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Rain (mm)
-------1-12-----------1-
Temp. °C141414141414141315171514131415141413121212121111
Feels °C (?)54567911111213887898910875654
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - Inner Hebrides

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) (fresh winds from the SW at Islay:portEllen 22 km from Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay)). 4.0m 13s groundswell from the W which is too big for here.

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22 km away, 1 h 29 min ago

35 km/h
SW
0.0
15.1
Air / Water (°C)
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