Lossit Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
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Lossit Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 11AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
!
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
1.2
W
0.9
WNW
1.8
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)1413131312121211111110101010109911191716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1329987848712572469380348282272216162156123118817933858919773664417435883634
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
2.06
5:03AM
2.22
5:11PM
2.17
5:38AM
2.34
5:44PM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
0.62
11:05PM
0.43
11:33AM
0.53
11:37PM
0.31
12:04PM
0.48
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise--8:42-------8:41-------8:41-----
Sunset----4:28-------4:30-------4:31---
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21-----------111--------
Temp. °C887777888888888878888888
Feels °C (?)00-1010110100011202211234
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