Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 74 | 86 | 84 | 57 | 184 | 378 | 861 | 533 | 355 | 253 | 173 | 239 | 360 | 692 | 567 | 482 | 373 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:11AM2.43m | 7:34PM2.62m | 7:44AM2.43m | 8:07PM2.56m | 8:19AM2.37m | 8:42PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.08m | 1:41AM0.27m | 1:42PM0.11m | 2:07AM0.30m | 2:12PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | SSE 4 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 74 | 86 | 84 | 57 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 46 | 59 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 567 | 482 | 373 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
2 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 10 | W 8 | NNW 6 | W 7 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 3 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 184 | 378 | 861 | 533 | 355 | 253 | 173 | 239 | 360 | 692 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 113 | 69 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 87 | 277 | 290 | 335 | 351 | 346 | 57 | 56 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 444 | 468 | 57 | 64 | 0 |
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