Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1858 | 1134 | 866 | 750 | 595 | 418 | 346 | 339 | 408 | 699 | 957 | 838 | 874 | 775 | 692 | 681 | 618 | 598 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32PM2.80m | 6:54AM2.80m | 7:14PM2.62m | 7:39AM2.67m | 7:59PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.05m | 00:33AM0.10m | 12:58PM0.18m | 1:15AM0.23m | 1:47PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 211 | 1134 | 866 | 750 | 595 | 418 | 346 | 339 | 408 | 699 | 957 | 838 | 874 | 775 | 692 | 681 | 618 | 598 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 16 |
| kJ | 304 | 441 | 389 | 248 | 234 | 175 | 137 | 96 | 53 | 41 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1858 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 66 | 91 | 91 | 94 | 109 | 78 | 45 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 71 | 61 | 61 |
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