Surf Forecasts:
Lossit Bay (Islay) surf forecast from 24 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 24 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 15s period, W swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 25 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 16s period, W swell with 27,928 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 24 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 15s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lossit Bay (Islay) this week:
The surf forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 24) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 7.5m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lossit Bay (Islay) in the next 16 days are 7.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 25) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 6s period and expected on Friday (Oct 30) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 24th Oct) | 25ft (7.5m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 24th Oct) | 25ft (7.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 25th Oct) | 25ft (7.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lossit Bay (Islay) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3940 | 27928 | 20718 | 14077 | 3937 | 1065 | 424 | 1686 | 8357 | 18560 | 9643 | 4155 | 2635 | 1137 | 514 | 392 | 617 | 681 | 746 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:54PM2.45m | 5:10AM2.30m | 5:29PM2.58m | 5:46AM2.45m | 6:05PM2.64m | 6:23AM2.54m | 6:43PM2.62m | 7:02AM2.57m | 7:22PM2.52m | 7:43AM2.53m | 8:03PM2.35m | 8:29AM2.41m | 8:48PM2.14m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.31m | 11:10AM0.22m | 11:40PM0.21m | 11:44AM0.14m | 00:10AM0.15m | 12:20PM0.11m | 00:41AM0.14m | 12:59PM0.15m | 1:16AM0.19m | 1:42PM0.26m | 1:54AM0.28m | 2:31PM0.44m | 2:40AM0.42m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:51 | — |
mm | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -6 | -9 | -8 | -5 | 0 | -2 | 9 | 5 | -3 | -4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 131 | — | — | — | — | 1065 | 424 | 865 | — | — | 9378 | 4127 | 1889 | 1137 | 514 | 392 | 617 | 681 | 746 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 6 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 865 | 414 | 136 | — | — | 26 | 6 | 356 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 3940 | 27928 | 20718 | 14077 | 3937 | 38 | 275 | 1686 | 8357 | 18560 | 9643 | 4155 | 2635 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 374 | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1023 | 319 | 828 | 794 | 60 | 281 | 65 | 327 | 1115 | 804 | 612 | 448 | 57 | 22 | 54 | 327 | 235 | 231 | 64 | 22 |
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