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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 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
8.5° C
(Which is 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 10AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
W
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
W
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)121211111313131312121514141313131212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34726517020645850631942131419656652942731224618111581514723221010
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
3.38
8:31PM
3.34
8:53AM
3.12
9:17PM
3.14
9:40AM
2.80
10:13PM
2.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25PM
0.07
2:51AM
0.15
3:10PM
0.29
3:43AM
0.44
4:02PM
0.56
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:09-------6:05-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:39-------8:42-------8:44--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C87891010876681012118767891011109
Feels °C (?)32466510-1-1236410-10234655
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