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Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 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 (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 11AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (08 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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)
2.4
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.8
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
11
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1316
1027
808
599
458
318
417
601
930
1291
1399
1428
1877
2222
2973
4345
5911
6155
6574
6102
5259
4207
3546
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
20
NW
15
W
25
SSW
40
SSE
40
S
30
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
NW
50
W
50
W
55
W
50
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
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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7:45
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6:42
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3
8
3
5
2
3
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1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
11
12
11
11
9
10
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
4
6
7
5
0
2
9
8
7
6
2
1
1
1
1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
1
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