Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 6AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
180 | 340 | 454 | 431 | 400 | 381 | 367 | 367 | 305 | 300 | 249 | 194 | 186 | 142 | 101 | 78 | 56 | 36 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:48AM1.65m | 4:21PM1.87m | 4:30AM1.82m | 4:58PM2.06m | 5:04AM2.00m | 5:30PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.94m | 10:12AM0.78m | 10:55PM0.79m | 10:56AM0.59m | 11:30PM0.65m | 11:29AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 |
180 | 340 | 454 | 431 | 400 | 381 | 367 | 367 | 305 | 300 | 249 | 194 | 186 | 142 | 101 | 78 | 56 | 36 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | NW 7 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 130 | 69 | 69 | 130 | 69 | 69 |
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