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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.8
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)141414131313121212121219171514141313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1334114791877266354349341334227325956799815111643155312561028852749653459344285
Wind
(km/h)
55
SE
50
SE
50
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
45
E
45
ESE
50
SE
55
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
50
ESE
55
E
55
E
45
ESE
40
SE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
E
50
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
2.31
6:46AM
2.49
6:51PM
2.32
7:20AM
2.50
7:26PM
2.28
7:56AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
0.17
1:03PM
0.43
1:01AM
0.15
1:32PM
0.44
1:30AM
0.17
2:03PM
0.47
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----8:37-------8:37-------8:34---
Sunset------4:36-------4:37-------4:39-
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
22------122---11--12----
Temp. °C888887779999998766787886
Feels °C (?)-4-3-3-10-2-2-30-1-2-111-1-4-6-6-3-1-4-3-2-5
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