Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 10AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1462 | 1285 | 1121 | 971 | 956 | 862 | 852 | 800 | 1074 | 1480 | 2092 | 2426 | 3054 | 2676 | 2058 | 1697 | 1400 | 1174 | 909 | 872 | 739 | 688 | 676 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.67m | 2:23AM1.54m | 3:07PM1.86m | 3:17AM1.73m | 3:45PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.98m | 8:35AM0.78m | 9:34PM0.81m | 9:25AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1462 | 1285 | 1121 | 971 | 956 | 862 | 852 | 800 | 1074 | 1480 | 1447 | — | — | — | 2058 | 1697 | 1400 | 1174 | 909 | 872 | 739 | 688 | 676 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 2092 | 2426 | 3054 | 2676 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 241 | 238 | 216 | 62 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 54 | 57 | 22 | 15 | 52 |
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