Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 46 | 180 | 281 | 454 | 439 | 400 | 374 | 354 | 375 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58PM1.55m | 2:42AM1.50m | 3:31PM1.68m | 3:48AM1.65m | 4:21PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM1.05m | 8:53AM0.94m | 10:04PM0.94m | 10:12AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 31 | 180 | 281 | 454 | 439 | 400 | 374 | 354 | 375 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | W 15 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 46 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
11 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 241 | 238 | 238 | 235 | 250 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 15 |
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