Lossit Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 1AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
367
367
305
300
244
194
186
142
103
78
55
51
34
22
21
18
17
19
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:21PM1.87m
4:30AM1.82m
4:58PM2.06m
5:04AM2.00m
5:30PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.79m
10:56AM0.59m
11:30PM0.65m
11:29AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:38
8:36
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
15
17
17
17
15
13
14
16
17
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
18
17
17
Feels °C
9
12
13
13
11
8
10
11
14
13
11
8
8
8
9
10
16
16
16
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