Lossit Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
W
8
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.8
W
9
2.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
102
78
76
61
36
29
113
119
125
101
92
90
68
63
178
184
179
235
262
346
515
814
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:06AM2.39m
8:35PM2.54m
8:42AM2.29m
9:09PM2.34m
9:18AM2.15m
9:43PM2.10m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.06m
2:51AM0.37m
2:55PM0.22m
3:21AM0.49m
3:30PM0.41m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
11
4
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
11
10
9
10
10
11
10
10
12
14
13
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
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