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Lossit Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today?
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
122 | 92 | 64 | 58 | 27 | 56 | 82 | 314 | 538 | 931 | 1700 | 1585 | 1269 | 957 | 672 | 555 | 449 | 307 | 242 | 191 | 320 | 265 | 217 | 180 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:33AM2.41m | 8:00PM2.55m | 8:18AM2.25m | 8:50PM2.44m | 9:06AM2.06m | 9:46PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.21m | 2:18AM0.35m | 2:23PM0.28m | 3:19AM0.51m | 3:19PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | 9:42 |
2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 122 | 92 | 64 | 58 | 27 | 56 | 82 | 113 | 538 | 931 | 881 | 694 | — | 957 | 672 | 555 | 449 | 307 | 242 | 191 | 320 | 265 | 217 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 9 | SSE 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 80 | 314 | 123 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 55 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | 31 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 4 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 |
| kJ | 214 | 81 | 29 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | 163 | 20 | 1700 | 1585 | 1269 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 62 | 121 | 98 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 57 | 54 | 216 | 210 | 69 | 57 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 69 | 22 |
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