Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 66 | 87 | 83 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:30PM2.24m | 5:36AM2.15m | 6:01PM2.41m | 6:07AM2.28m | 6:32PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.42m | 00:00AM0.52m | 11:58AM0.27m | 00:27AM0.41m | 12:25PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 66 | 87 | 83 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | E 3 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 242 | 130 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 223 | 331 | 327 | 310 | 327 | 314 | 260 | 250 | 64 |
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