Surf Forecasts:
Laggan Bay (Islay) surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, NW swell with 632 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Laggan Bay (Islay) this week:
The surf forecast for Laggan Bay (Islay) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Laggan Bay (Islay) in the next 16 days are 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laggan Bay (Islay) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 21 | 180 | 431 | 381 | 365 | 230 | 139 | 56 | 22 | 20 | 53 | 90 | 57 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 192 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:10PM0.44m | 5:03PM0.59m | 8:17PM0.56m | 5:02AM0.35m | 5:09PM0.65m | 00:45AM0.59m | 9:10AM0.32m | 5:21PM0.70m | 1:32AM0.62m | 5:39PM0.76m | 2:17AM0.64m | 6:05PM0.82m | 3:01AM0.66m | 6:36PM0.87m | 3:43AM0.68m | 6:12AM0.60m | 7:11PM0.89m | ||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.43m | 1:39PM0.43m | 7:08PM0.56m | 6:12AM0.35m | 10:13PM0.51m | 7:36AM0.30m | 10:24PM0.46m | 10:51AM0.20m | 10:52PM0.38m | 11:20AM0.10m | 11:28PM0.30m | 11:53AM0.02m | 00:07AM0.24m | 5:56AM0.60m | 00:47AM0.21m | ||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 24 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 21 | 180 | 431 | 381 | 365 | 230 | 139 | 56 | 22 | 20 | 53 | 90 | 57 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 37 | — | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 2 | — | SE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 192 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 75 | 0 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 280 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 205 | 205 | 248 | 218 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
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