Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 356 | 305 | 219 | 146 | 181 | 230 | 237 | 290 | 220 | 158 | 108 | 90 | 80 | 54 | 59 | 69 | 50 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.86m | 10:39AM1.79m | 11:03PM1.64m | 11:45AM1.61m | 00:29AM1.48m | 1:58PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.76m | 5:00PM0.84m | 5:24AM0.90m | 6:17PM1.00m | 6:53AM0.98m | 8:20PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 356 | 305 | 219 | 146 | 113 | 83 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | NNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 79 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | N 4 | W 16 | W 11 | — | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | N 4 | NE 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | 2 | 136 | 181 | 230 | 237 | 290 | 220 | 158 | 108 | 90 | 80 | 54 | 59 | 69 | 50 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 331 | 489 | 1134 | 331 | 260 | 241 | 251 | 52 | 474 | 241 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 238 | 238 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 76 |
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