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Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
W
10
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
W
16
1.8
W
15
2
W
15
2.2
W
14
2.1
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
492
418
410
338
269
221
202
234
325
1067
822
639
456
376
604
1434
1712
1984
1804
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
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
cloud
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Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
Feels °C
7
5
4
4
4
3
3
5
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
6
6
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