Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 62 | 125 | 66 | 280 | 279 | 186 | 170 | 151 | 155 | 176 | 239 | 366 | 454 | 372 | 289 | 212 | 177 | 146 | 98 | 76 | 54 | 54 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:44AM2.43m | 8:07PM2.56m | 8:19AM2.37m | 8:42PM2.44m | 8:56AM2.27m | 9:20PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.27m | 1:42PM0.11m | 2:07AM0.30m | 2:12PM0.19m | 2:36AM0.37m | 2:46PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 9 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 |
84 | 62 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 4 | 25 | 34 | 36 | — | 372 | 289 | 212 | 177 | 146 | 98 | 76 | 54 | 54 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | W 11 | SE 5 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 11 |
1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 48 | 47 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 | NW 11 | W 16 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | WSW 7 |
— | 2 | 125 | 66 | 280 | 279 | 186 | 170 | 151 | 155 | 176 | 239 | 366 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 132 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 327 | 317 | 343 | 448 | 237 | 56 | 237 | 64 | 176 | 210 | 237 | 237 | 57 | 64 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 76 | 15 | 237 |
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