Secret spot?We can hide it! Machir Bay Surf Forecast / Scot – Islay / UK6 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 22 May 2013 BSTMachir Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) |
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 NW |
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 W |
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| Period (s) (?) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | ||||||
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| Energy (?) | 135 | 307 | 574 | 907 | 800 | 317 | 55 | 57 | 146 | 90 | 87 | 106 | 95 | 71 | 51 | 86 | 288 | 1922 | ||||||
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Wind (km/h) |
 35 |
45 |
55 |
70 |
70 |
50 |
25 |
25 |
10 |
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| Wind State (?) | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- on |
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on | cross- on |
cross- off |
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High Tide / height (m) |
12:26PM 0.38 |
4:45PM 0.42 |
1:42AM 0.63 |
4:17AM 0.61 |
1:27PM 5:24PM 0.43 0.53 |
2:24AM 0.65 |
5:08AM 0.65 |
2:25PM 6:05PM 0.49 0.64 |
3:05AM 0.66 |
5:56AM 0.66 |
3:24PM 6:46PM 0.54 0.73 |
3:45AM 0.67 |
6:40AM 0.64 |
4:21PM 0.60 |
7:26PM 0.79 |
4:25AM 7:20AM 0.67 0.59 |
5:14PM 0.64 |
8:06PM 0.80 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
10:01AM 0.27 |
2:28PM 0.29 |
9:53PM 3:08AM 0.13 0.60 |
10:39AM 0.21 |
3:06PM 0.37 |
10:46PM 3:47AM 0.08 0.61 |
11:21AM 0.14 |
3:44PM 0.45 |
11:34PM 0.05 |
4:32AM 12:03PM 0.62 0.07 |
4:21PM 0.52 |
12:21AM 0.05 |
5:21AM 12:44PM 0.60 0.02 |
5:01PM 0.59 |
1:06AM 0.08 |
6:16AM 0.57 |
1:23PM 5:47PM -0.01 0.64 |
1:50AM 0.14 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland which is 24 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Machir Bay. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Machir Bay blow from the E
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Today's Machir Bay sea temperature is 8.6 °C (Statistics for 22 May 1981-2005 - mean: 10.4 max: 11.6 min: 9.1 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| High °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Low °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Sunrise | 5:01 | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | 4:56 | - | - | 4:54 | - | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | 21:43 | - | - | 21:45 | - | - | 21:46 | - | - | 21:47 | - | - | 21:50 | - | - | 21:51 | - | ||||||
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The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Machir Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Machir Bay at:
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Information about the Machir Bay Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Machir Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Machir Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Machir Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Machir Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Machir Bay may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Islay? If you are looking for accommodation near Machir Bay, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Islay, consider staying in Motherwell which is 50 km (31 miles) away. Other places in and around Islay where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Campbeltown which is 65 km (40 miles) away, Ballycastle, Tarbert and Ballypatrick.
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