Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 3AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (23 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.7
W
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.2
W
13
1.8
W
12
3
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
6.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
759
617
526
526
610
610
800
1347
1941
2724
2460
2293
2412
2313
1592
957
2128
6797
14602
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
10
NNE
20
NNW
50
NNW
50
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
SW
40
S
60
SSE
70
S
50
SW
75
SW
85
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:45PM2.07m
3:57AM1.93m
4:20PM2.28m
4:34AM2.13m
4:54PM2.45m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.63m
10:03AM0.48m
10:42PM0.46m
10:37AM0.33m
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light rain
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8:14
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6:09
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6:07
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1
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1
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11
7
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
11
11
9
10
Feels °C
8
6
6
5
4
6
4
-3
-2
0
3
4
4
1
-4
-2
1
-6
-7
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