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Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 2.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.2
W
13
1.8
W
12
4
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
7
W
14
7.5
W
16
7.5
W
16
7
W
15
6.5
W
14
6.5
W
14
6
W
14
5.5
W
13
5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1659
2287
2258
2270
2199
2106
1592
957
3397
7776
19190
29484
26239
23290
18398
16863
14097
10451
7559
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
25
W
25
SW
35
S
55
SSE
65
S
60
WSW
80
SW
90
WSW
95
W
95
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
70
W
65
W
55
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:20PM2.28m
4:34AM2.13m
4:54PM2.45m
5:10AM2.30m
5:29PM2.58m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.46m
10:37AM0.33m
11:11PM0.31m
11:10AM0.22m
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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8:14
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7:15
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6:07
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6:05
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5:02
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 mm
1
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12
8
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
9
10
10
9
10
9
9
10
10
11
Feels °C
-1
0
2
4
4
1
-3
-2
-1
-7
-8
-9
-11
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
-1
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