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Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.6°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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (08 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.9
W
8
2.1
W
9
2.3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
4
W
11
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
5
W
12
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
808
599
400
270
443
645
865
1373
1398
1556
2152
2541
3668
5409
6053
6683
6789
6470
5816
4484
3360
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
SSW
45
SSE
40
S
30
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WNW
45
W
50
W
55
W
50
W
55
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:43PM2.48m
4:56AM2.23m
5:19PM2.59m
5:32AM2.37m
5:54PM2.62m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.30m
11:18PM0.35m
11:12AM0.18m
11:48PM0.26m
11:46AM0.12m
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7:41
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7:43
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7:45
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6:44
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6:42
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6:38
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5
6
2
7
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
11
11
9
11
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
5
0
4
9
7
7
6
2
1
1
1
1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
2
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