Lossit Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 3PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
12
2.1
WNW
11
2
W
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
2.3
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
10
3.5
W
11
4.5
W
12
5
W
13
5
W
14
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
14
4
W
14
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3
W
12
3
WNW
12
3
W
12
3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1027
1092
934
850
708
697
791
1003
1184
1889
3018
5073
7832
10232
9057
7227
5893
4954
3893
2924
2544
2704
2241
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
W
50
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
SW
40
S
40
SSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:44AM2.22m
9:00PM2.06m
9:18AM2.04m
9:31PM1.84m
9:56AM1.83m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.47m
2:57AM0.56m
3:23PM0.68m
3:30AM0.72m
4:08PM0.89m
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rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:38
7:37
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
14
15
16
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
5
7
7
6
5
7
9
9
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