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Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.9°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 1PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (23 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.2
W
13
1.9
W
12
4
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
7
W
14
7.5
W
16
7.5
W
16
7
W
16
7
W
15
6.5
W
14
6
W
14
5.5
W
13
5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
610
610
909
827
1702
2287
2258
2270
2376
2106
1592
1065
3453
7776
19017
30137
28556
24532
21066
17764
14977
10991
7994
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
20
WNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
SW
35
S
60
SSE
70
S
65
WSW
75
SW
90
WSW
95
W
90
W
80
WNW
75
WNW
70
W
70
W
65
W
55
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:20PM2.28m
4:34AM2.13m
4:54PM2.45m
5:10AM2.30m
5:29PM2.58m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.48m
10:42PM0.46m
10:37AM0.33m
11:11PM0.31m
11:10AM0.22m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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8:11
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8:14
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7:15
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6:07
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6:05
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5:02
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 mm
1
5
4
4
1
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1
9
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
Feels °C
7
3
0
-1
-1
0
2
4
4
1
-4
-3
-3
-7
-8
-9
-9
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-1
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