
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 121 | 141 | 131 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 88 | 66 | 161 | 191 | 173 | 170 | 167 | 128 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on |
High Tide | 5:14PM2.43m | 5:31AM2.26m | 6:00PM2.63m | 6:13AM2.37m | 6:42PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.38m | 11:52PM0.38m | 11:52AM0.18m | 00:36AM0.27m | 12:32PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
25 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 121 | 141 | 131 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 88 | 66 | 161 | 191 | 173 | 170 | 167 | 128 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 113 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 87 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
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