Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 145 | 145 | 140 | 133 | 128 | 529 | 755 | 420 | 605 | 1075 | 1363 | 916 | 1510 | 1351 | 1004 | 915 | 976 | 1820 | 3553 | 5908 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:57PM2.50m | 7:12AM2.46m | 7:28PM2.36m | 7:44AM2.37m | 7:58PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.16m | 1:02AM0.23m | 1:17PM0.25m | 1:27AM0.30m | 1:47PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 |
| kJ | 81 | 145 | 145 | 140 | 133 | 128 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 556 | 1510 | 1351 | 1004 | 915 | 976 | 1820 | 3553 | 5908 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 293 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 93 | 56 | 12 | 31 | 75 | 67 | 529 | 755 | 420 | 605 | 1075 | 1363 | 916 | — | 10 | 45 | 80 | 83 | 97 | 83 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 64 | 69 | 235 | 87 | 237 | 57 | 57 | 306 | 316 | 317 | 237 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 341 | 357 | 735 | 735 | 545 | 381 |
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