Lossit Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 6PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.7
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.6
W
5
0.3
W
10
0.8
W
5
1
W
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.6
W
8
1.8
W
9
2
W
9
2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
838
1027
922
658
393
233
164
102
31
43
19
18
29
49
73
117
290
498
709
730
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:03AM2.02m
10:34PM2.09m
10:55AM1.88m
11:33PM1.91m
12:09PM1.76m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.48m
4:37AM0.66m
4:53PM0.62m
5:39AM0.76m
6:09PM0.76m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:22
9:20
 mm
3
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
6
3
4
4
5
6
6
7
9
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
10
9
10
11
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