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Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.1°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.8
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.5
W
12
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1121
971
956
862
862
800
964
1480
1673
2493
2378
3102
2384
1875
1535
1194
1010
880
739
686
673
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
WSW
60
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10PM1.67m
2:23AM1.54m
3:07PM1.86m
3:17AM1.73m
3:45PM2.07m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.98m
8:35AM0.78m
9:34PM0.81m
9:25AM0.63m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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8:04
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8:07
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8:08
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6:15
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6:12
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6:09
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 mm
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1
2
1
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1
3
3
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1
1
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Temp °C
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
4
6
5
4
6
6
7
9
8
-2
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
6
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