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Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.3°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 7PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
11
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1605
1095
1005
885
1237
1111
1001
777
675
584
492
483
410
338
275
221
208
234
284
998
862
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:52AM2.07m
9:01PM1.84m
9:33AM1.87m
9:39PM1.67m
10:28AM1.69m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.73m
2:56AM0.67m
3:38PM0.92m
3:48AM0.82m
5:08PM1.07m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:56
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7:58
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8:00
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6:23
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6:22
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6:19
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 mm
1
1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
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