
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 93 | 90 | 44 | 105 | 121 | 715 | 3197 | 4628 | 5171 | 4527 | 3762 | 3054 | 2532 | 1942 | 1650 | 1413 | 1248 | 1186 | 828 | 898 | 1027 | 915 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:58AM2.47m | 8:19PM2.42m | 8:38AM2.35m | 8:59PM2.19m | 9:24AM2.17m | 9:47PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.20m | 2:08AM0.31m | 2:29PM0.37m | 2:46AM0.46m | 3:19PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
21 | 93 | 90 | 44 | 105 | 121 | 715 | 3197 | 4628 | 5171 | 4527 | 3762 | 3054 | 2532 | 1942 | 1650 | 1413 | 1248 | 1186 | 828 | 898 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — |
17 | — | — | 9 | 49 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 34 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 11 | W 11 |
285 | 66 | 108 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 40 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 29 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 1027 | 915 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 545 | 410 | 238 | 255 | 238 | 238 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 54 | 65 | 54 | 63 | 58 | 22 | 22 | 54 | 63 | 57 | 304 | 57 |
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