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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 BST
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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
9.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 11PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (20 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1003
556
746
636
390
307
242
233
300
256
184
200
200
204
240
202
218
191
202
198
177
176
173
147
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SE
20
S
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
5
WSW
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:50PM2.44m
9:06AM2.06m
9:46PM2.29m
9:59AM1.88m
10:51PM2.14m
11:04AM1.72m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.28m
3:19AM0.51m
3:19PM0.38m
4:27AM0.67m
4:23PM0.48m
5:41AM0.78m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:03
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:39
9:42
9:44
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
11
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
5
8
8
8
7
5
10
12
13
12
10
7
6
6
9
11
12
14
12
10
11
9
8
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
Energy kJ
1003
556
746
636
390
307
242
233
300
256
184
200
200
204
240
202
218
191
202
198
177
176
173
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.5
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
5
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
66
67
78
55
27
7
7
4
2
1
9
2
2
2
1
1
1
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
0.4
SSE
2
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
79
2
9
9
4
2
5
9
14
21
20
11
6
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
69
54
22
15
55
54
22
22
22
22
87
117
113
87
87
22
64
0
0
22
22
22
22
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Inner Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
1
1
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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