Lossit Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 28 May 2026 BST
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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
10.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (28 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.9
W
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
25
25
25
13
12
12
12
11
81
237
337
469
329
256
191
135
83
68
83
144
193
418
343
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ESE
35
SE
50
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
SE
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:07AM2.12m
4:27PM2.04m
4:44AM2.15m
5:05PM2.14m
5:20AM2.17m
5:41PM2.22m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.57m
10:37PM0.54m
11:01AM0.50m
11:17PM0.51m
11:33AM0.45m
11:54PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:54
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:52
9:54
9:55
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
12
14
13
12
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
10
7
3
7
6
7
13
8
8
8
6
6
8
11
11
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
W
8
0.9
W
7
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
WSW
12
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
41
25
25
25
13
12
12
9
11
81
17
14
12
14
256
191
135
83
68
83
144
193
418
343
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
16
0.3
W
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
W
16
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
18
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.6
W
12
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
7
4
2
1
1
1
5
12
10
9
5
1
1
6
23
22
37
64
48
36
20
108
10
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
18
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
NW
7
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
5
5
3
2
2
5
5
4
6
1
5
5
5
5
5
17
59
13
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
1.5
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
W
8
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
10
14
17
31
87
62
22
7
9
237
337
469
329
1
1
2
3
3
4
7
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
69
275
617
617
617
231
235
300
64
316
316
583
237
22
0
15
15
69
87
87
54
15
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Inner Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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