Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 3AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 83 | 99 | 64 | 42 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 32 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.48m | 1:58PM1.55m | 2:42AM1.50m | 3:31PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM1.00m | 6:53AM0.98m | 8:20PM1.05m | 8:53AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 32 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 11 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 83 | 99 | 64 | 42 | 27 | 23 | — | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 235 | 241 | 231 | 235 | 235 | 238 | 117 | 238 | 238 | 250 | 64 | 93 | 69 | 0 |
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