Lossit Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 8AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
9
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
184
199
247
320
408
548
900
990
972
937
771
755
610
492
424
369
363
266
146
113
81
197
151
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:18AM2.15m
9:43PM2.10m
9:55AM1.97m
10:19PM1.86m
10:39AM1.79m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.49m
3:30PM0.41m
3:53AM0.62m
4:10PM0.63m
4:30AM0.76m
5:00PM0.84m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:52
8:51
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
9
7
9
10
11
12
11
10
11
11
10
8
6
6
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