Lossit Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.71° N 6.50° W

Lossit Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lossit Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) at 11PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
213
255
213
158
124
128
108
80
90
90
59
44
27
19
14
15
15
16
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:03PM1.64m
11:45AM1.61m
00:29AM1.48m
1:58PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.84m
5:24AM0.90m
6:17PM1.00m
6:53AM0.98m
8:20PM1.05m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:47
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
7
7
10
11
10
11
11
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