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Lossit Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Lossit Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
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!
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4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)1212121111111010101010991119171616161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5724693803482822722121621561231181061033321004369145234481424242953955358832452559
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
10
W
10
NNE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
45
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
2.06
5:03AM
2.22
5:11PM
2.17
5:38AM
2.34
5:44PM
2.26
6:12AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.43
11:33AM
0.53
11:37PM
0.31
12:04PM
0.48
12:07AM
0.22
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------8:41-------8:41-------8:40-
Sunset4:28-------4:30-------4:31-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------11----11-12----2
Temp. °C778888888887777777688889
Feels °C (?)101100-10111-1-1-1-1-20331210-1
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