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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BST
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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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
W
16
0.8
W
16
1.1
W
15
1.6
W
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
290
239
194
122
92
64
58
27
56
84
314
538
1057
1859
1765
1376
1070
657
555
456
357
242
233
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
50
ESE
50
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
25
S
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:13PM2.59m
7:33AM2.41m
8:00PM2.55m
8:18AM2.25m
8:50PM2.44m
9:06AM2.06m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.22m
1:35PM0.21m
2:18AM0.35m
2:23PM0.28m
3:19AM0.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:37
9:38
9:39
3
5
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
15
16
2
1
0
-1
0
3
6
5
5
7
8
6
5
4
4
6
6
9
10
9
7
6
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
W
16
1.1
W
15
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
13
2
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
Energy kJ
434
290
239
194
122
92
64
58
27
56
84
314
538
1057
881
694
1376
1070
657
555
456
357
242
233
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.3
WSW
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
W
16
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
W
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
16
15
15
80
88
94
4
20
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
14
31
31
2
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.6
SE
5
1.7
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSW
3
1.1
WSW
10
0.9
SW
4
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
2
12
35
124
182
110
56
18
20
4
3
210
27
1859
1765
1
5
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
55
55
55
176
87
55
223
117
216
64
22
22
57
22
57
69
54
54
22
0
55
54
22
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Inner Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
4
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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