
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay) at 3PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ardnave Point and Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
637 | 637 | 496 | 449 | 1442 | 1645 | 1576 | 1541 | 1430 | 1139 | 901 | 780 | 559 | 439 | 373 | 308 | 227 | 170 | 296 | 805 | 3802 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32PM2.54m | 4:43AM2.46m | 5:05PM2.80m | 5:15AM2.70m | 5:34PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM1.05m | 10:41PM0.99m | 10:44AM0.77m | 11:12PM0.72m | 11:15AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 |
637 | 637 | 496 | 379 | 1442 | 1645 | 1576 | 861 | 811 | 1139 | 901 | 780 | 559 | 439 | 373 | 308 | 227 | 170 | 296 | 805 | 723 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 14 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | W 10 | W 18 |
2 | 7 | 62 | 449 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | 2 | 248 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 18 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
— | 2 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | W 18 |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1541 | 1430 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 45 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 3802 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 75 | 0 | 51 | 312 | 75 | 83 | 258 | 321 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 74 | 197 | 197 | 306 | 256 |
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