
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 56 | 88 | 184 | 525 | 938 | 1065 | 978 | 797 | 797 | 766 | 695 | 627 | 551 | 481 | 471 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.88m | 11:33PM1.91m | 12:09PM1.76m | 1:00AM1.79m | 1:51PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.62m | 5:39AM0.76m | 6:09PM0.76m | 7:03AM0.81m | 7:53PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
89 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 184 | 432 | 826 | 959 | 978 | 797 | 797 | 766 | 695 | 627 | 551 | 481 | 471 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NNW 6 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | N 5 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 17 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 23 | 56 | 88 | — | 525 | 938 | 1065 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 223 | 235 | 64 | 236 | 236 | 211 | 210 | 274 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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