Lossit Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.9° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.9
W
9
1.2
WNW
5
1.8
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.9
W
7
1.9
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
1.1
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
62
125
66
280
279
186
170
151
155
176
239
366
454
372
289
212
177
146
98
76
54
54
132
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
E
15
SE
25
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:44AM2.43m
8:07PM2.56m
8:19AM2.37m
8:42PM2.44m
8:56AM2.27m
9:20PM2.26m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.27m
1:42PM0.11m
2:07AM0.30m
2:12PM0.19m
2:36AM0.37m
2:46PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:17
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
14
15
16
17
Feels °C
14
11
9
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
12
10
9
11
14
13
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