
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
549 | 693 | 666 | 575 | 480 | 427 | 441 | 397 | 380 | 326 | 318 | 243 | 190 | 211 | 167 | 137 | 96 | 75 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.76m | 2:37AM1.80m | 3:19PM1.93m | 3:50AM1.94m | 4:23PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.80m | 8:44AM0.76m | 9:44PM0.71m | 10:08AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
549 | 693 | 666 | 575 | 480 | 427 | 441 | 397 | 380 | — | 318 | 243 | 190 | 211 | 167 | 137 | 96 | 75 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
— | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 64 | 22 | 57 | 1330 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 87 | 69 | 0 |
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