Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 64 | 92 | 116 | 153 | 173 | 254 | 320 | 373 | 562 | 900 | 1210 | 1168 | 1230 | 1066 | 884 | 722 | 635 | 492 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09PM2.34m | 9:18AM2.15m | 9:43PM2.10m | 9:55AM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.22m | 3:21AM0.49m | 3:30PM0.41m | 3:53AM0.62m | 4:10PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NW 6 | W 18 | SE 4 | W 17 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 64 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 900 | 1186 | 1168 | 6 | 1066 | 884 | 722 | 635 | 492 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 92 | 116 | 153 | 173 | 254 | 320 | 373 | 562 | — | 1210 | — | 1230 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 277 | 281 | 343 | 335 | 335 | 351 | 335 | 335 | 57 | 281 | 57 | 54 | 22 | 57 | 57 | 8 | 15 |
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