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Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.7° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 9AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
8
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
10
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
13
5
WNW
13
5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.2
NW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
630
985
1247
1292
1395
2152
2795
4519
5845
6644
8034
8102
7260
6034
4348
3413
2724
2072
1288
524
338
473
239
189
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
WNW
45
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
S
20
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
40
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:56AM2.23m
5:19PM2.59m
5:32AM2.37m
5:54PM2.62m
6:07AM2.46m
6:26PM2.59m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.35m
11:12AM0.18m
11:48PM0.26m
11:46AM0.12m
00:14AM0.21m
12:17PM0.11m
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7:45
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7:47
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6:42
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6:38
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 mm
2
4
1
1
1
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Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
9
6
5
2
1
1
1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-4
-1
0
1
2
4
6
8
8
6
6
4
5
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