Lossit Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 BST
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Lossit Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
9.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
W
16
0.8
W
16
1.1
W
15
1.5
W
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
92
64
58
27
56
82
314
538
931
1700
1585
1269
957
672
555
449
307
242
191
320
265
217
180
Wind (km/h)
50
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
20
SSW
30
S
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:33AM2.41m
8:00PM2.55m
8:18AM2.25m
8:50PM2.44m
9:06AM2.06m
9:46PM2.29m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.21m
2:18AM0.35m
2:23PM0.28m
3:19AM0.51m
3:19PM0.38m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:05
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:38
9:39
9:42
2
1
2
4
1
1
3
2
4
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
11
14
16
17
14
14
14
0
4
3
5
6
8
8
9
6
4
2
4
6
7
10
7
7
5
10
12
13
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
1.1
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
Energy kJ
122
92
64
58
27
56
82
113
538
931
881
694
957
672
555
449
307
242
191
320
265
217
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.8
W
10
0.3
SSE
3
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
16
25
12
80
314
123
2
47
55
41
20
13
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
14
31
5
2
6
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
SW
4
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.6
S
3
Energy kJ
214
81
29
20
12
163
20
1700
1585
1269
3
10
9
4
1
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
87
62
121
98
64
0
0
22
57
54
216
210
69
57
15
15
55
54
22
22
22
11
69
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Inner Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
2
4
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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