Lossit Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 9AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
1.2
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.8
W
8
2.1
W
10
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
W
11
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
119
125
96
71
66
64
63
159
181
179
233
295
408
814
1144
1188
1254
1415
1271
1089
881
751
569
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
S
20
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:42AM2.29m
9:09PM2.34m
9:18AM2.15m
9:43PM2.10m
9:55AM1.97m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.37m
2:55PM0.22m
3:21AM0.49m
3:30PM0.41m
3:53AM0.62m
4:10PM0.63m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:55
8:52
 mm
4
3
9
4
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
12
13
10
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
9
11
12
11
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