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Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.8° 

Lossit Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 4PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly gales.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
12
3.5
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
12
2.4
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1431
2521
3816
3701
2817
2221
1824
1338
1207
913
759
617
526
599
688
778
864
1564
2233
2599
2651
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
10
W
60
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
10
S
15
W
30
NW
35
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:07PM1.86m
3:17AM1.73m
3:45PM2.07m
3:57AM1.93m
4:20PM2.28m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.78m
9:34PM0.81m
9:25AM0.63m
10:11PM0.63m
10:03AM0.48m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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8:07
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8:08
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8:11
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6:12
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6:09
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6:07
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 mm
1
3
11
2
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1
3
4
1
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Temp °C
11
11
8
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
10
10
11
10
Feels °C
6
9
-5
0
0
1
2
2
5
6
6
6
6
8
6
1
0
0
-1
3
3
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