Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
130 | 161 | 173 | 195 | 190 | 183 | 178 | 163 | 168 | 142 | 110 | 78 | 61 | 47 | 25 | 88 | 186 | 191 | 177 | 177 | 136 | 161 | 127 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:30AM2.44m | 7:59PM2.70m | 8:06AM2.39m | 8:35PM2.54m | 8:42AM2.29m | 9:09PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.23m | 1:45PM-0.03m | 2:21AM0.29m | 2:20PM0.06m | 2:51AM0.37m | 2:55PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
— | 8 | 74 | — | 190 | 183 | 178 | 163 | 168 | 142 | 110 | 78 | 61 | 47 | 25 | 88 | 7 | 7 | 177 | 177 | 2 | 161 | 127 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 6 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 13 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | S 2 | S 3 |
130 | 161 | 173 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 186 | 191 | — | — | 136 | — | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 360 | 237 | 62 | 237 | 478 | 1087 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 216 |
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