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Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.8° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
W
16
1.8
W
15
1.9
W
15
2
W
14
2
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
675
596
492
418
410
338
275
214
202
234
277
960
822
639
464
376
715
1434
1547
1640
1617
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:33AM1.87m
9:39PM1.67m
10:28AM1.69m
10:36PM1.51m
12:07PM1.58m
Low Tide
3:38PM0.92m
3:48AM0.82m
5:08PM1.07m
5:30AM0.92m
7:14PM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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7:58
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8:03
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Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
Feels °C
5
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
3
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
6
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