
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
88 | 120 | 101 | 101 | 95 | 120 | 151 | 156 | 139 | 119 | 108 | 90 | 142 | 119 | 95 | 93 | 74 | 59 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:46PM2.75m | 7:51AM2.56m | 8:18PM2.76m | 8:23AM2.55m | 8:49PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.17m | 1:50AM0.39m | 1:54PM0.15m | 2:20AM0.39m | 2:24PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 14 | 90 | 142 | 119 | 95 | 93 | 74 | 59 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
88 | 120 | 101 | 101 | 95 | 120 | 151 | 156 | 139 | 119 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 360 | 933 | 244 | 223 | 242 | 223 | 459 | 476 | 476 | 244 | 69 | 69 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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