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Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.7° 

Lossit 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 Lossit Bay (Islay) today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 1AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.7
W
8
2
W
9
2.3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
4
W
11
4.5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
12
5
WNW
13
5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
270
409
600
874
1306
1308
1337
1991
2541
3854
5438
6270
7781
8420
8386
7048
5258
3993
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
35
S
30
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
NW
45
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:43PM2.48m
4:56AM2.23m
5:19PM2.59m
5:32AM2.37m
5:54PM2.62m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.35m
11:12AM0.18m
11:48PM0.26m
11:46AM0.12m
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mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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7:43
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7:45
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6:44
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6:42
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6:38
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 mm
5
7
2
11
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
14
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
1
4
9
8
7
4
3
1
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-1
-1
0
1
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