
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lossit Bay (Islay) today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 7AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lossit Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
573 | 480 | 417 | 441 | 397 | 406 | 372 | 318 | 268 | 250 | 211 | 167 | 133 | 99 | 75 | 73 | 57 | 42 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37AM1.80m | 3:19PM1.93m | 3:50AM1.94m | 4:23PM2.18m | 4:45AM2.10m | 5:14PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.76m | 9:44PM0.71m | 10:08AM0.59m | 11:00PM0.54m | 11:07AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
573 | 480 | 417 | 441 | 397 | 406 | — | 318 | — | — | 211 | 167 | 133 | 99 | 75 | 73 | 57 | 42 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 7 | WSW 12 |
4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 372 | — | 268 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 57 | 235 | 22 | 1115 | 1330 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 87 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 76 | 87 | 113 | 72 | 69 |
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