Lossit Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.3
W
10
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.9
W
9
2.3
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
28
27
17
18
23
56
88
184
525
938
1065
978
797
797
766
695
627
551
481
471
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
W
15
W
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
Wind State
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
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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