
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
290 | 228 | 230 | 225 | 186 | 183 | 168 | 133 | 127 | 101 | 94 | 66 | 66 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:20PM2.06m | 2:59AM2.23m | 3:37PM2.22m | 4:10AM2.34m | 4:42PM2.44m | 5:08AM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.70m | 9:07AM0.66m | 9:37PM0.60m | 10:11AM0.52m | 10:44PM0.45m | 11:08AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | — | — | 10:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
290 | 228 | 230 | 225 | 186 | 183 | 168 | 133 | 127 | 101 | 94 | 66 | 66 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 21 | W 21 | — | W 15 | W 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 9 | — | W 15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | E 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 |
2 | 16 | 33 | 62 | 52 | 48 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 175 | 175 | 157 | 52 | 175 | 175 | 52 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 417 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 270 | 286 |
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