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Lossit Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lossit Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
9.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today?
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 6AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 7 | WSW 9 | |
628 | 390 | 307 | 242 | 233 | 375 | 251 | 184 | 163 | 167 | 214 | 245 | 202 | 245 | 195 | 191 | 191 | 180 | 133 | 163 | 150 | 66 | 43 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:06AM2.06m | 9:46PM2.29m | 9:59AM1.88m | 10:51PM2.14m | 11:04AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.51m | 3:19PM0.38m | 4:27AM0.67m | 4:23PM0.48m | 5:41AM0.78m | 5:34PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 628 | 390 | 307 | 242 | 233 | 375 | 251 | 184 | 163 | 167 | 214 | 245 | 202 | 245 | 195 | 191 | 191 | 180 | 133 | 163 | 150 | 39 | 43 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | SSE 3 | — | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 67 | 78 | 56 | 27 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 66 | 43 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 6 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 55 | 58 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 242 | 117 | 87 | 87 | 22 | 15 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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