Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 9 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 531 | 488 | 480 | 636 | 800 | 880 | 1238 | 976 | 1736 | 2762 | 2177 | 1593 | 1169 | 949 | 856 | 763 | 675 | 563 | 465 | 342 | 345 | 748 | 421 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:25AM2.28m | 8:58PM2.38m | 9:02AM2.19m | 9:40PM2.30m | 9:43AM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.66m | 2:32PM0.49m | 3:01AM0.76m | 3:10PM0.55m | 3:44AM0.84m | 3:53PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | S 6 | W 13 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 6 | W 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | 531 | 488 | 480 | 636 | 217 | 1 | 389 | — | — | — | 2124 | 1593 | 1169 | 949 | 856 | 763 | 675 | 563 | 465 | 342 | 335 | 15 | 345 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | SSE 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 345 | — | 4 | 299 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 11 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | — | — | 800 | 880 | 1238 | 976 | 1736 | 2762 | 2177 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 31 | 74 | 178 | 270 | 150 | 748 | 421 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 228 | 231 | 236 | 263 | 293 | 293 | 310 | 310 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 0 | 14 | 62 | 62 | 175 | 203 | 106 | 62 | 14 | 228 | 61 |
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