Lossit Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 7AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1089
883
848
694
610
544
472
415
356
361
219
146
151
197
213
290
197
158
145
111
83
66
64
69
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:55AM1.97m
10:19PM1.86m
10:39AM1.79m
11:03PM1.64m
11:45AM1.61m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.62m
4:10PM0.63m
4:30AM0.76m
5:00PM0.84m
5:24AM0.90m
6:17PM1.00m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:51
8:47
 mm
1
1
1
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
6
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