Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 6PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the E by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 43 | 180 | 340 | 454 | 431 | 400 | 381 | 367 | 375 | 372 | 317 | 296 | 230 | 183 | 136 | 103 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.68m | 3:48AM1.65m | 4:21PM1.87m | 4:30AM1.82m | 4:58PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.94m | 10:04PM0.94m | 10:12AM0.78m | 10:55PM0.79m | 10:56AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
13 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 43 | 180 | 340 | 454 | 431 | 400 | 381 | 367 | 375 | 372 | 317 | 296 | 230 | 183 | 136 | 103 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
14 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 64 | 93 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 55 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 69 |
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