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Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.3°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 (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 7AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
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
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
0.9
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.9
W
15
2
W
15
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1111
1001
777
675
584
492
483
410
338
275
221
208
234
279
1095
826
647
464
417
836
1597
1712
1830
1804
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
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
9:33AM1.87m
9:39PM1.67m
10:28AM1.69m
10:36PM1.51m
12:07PM1.58m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.67m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
8
5
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