
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
79 | 119 | 148 | 166 | 149 | 100 | 63 | 81 | 67 | 54 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 61 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:25PM2.83m | 9:31AM2.43m | 10:06PM2.62m | 10:13AM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.05m | 3:38AM0.41m | 3:44PM0.22m | 4:22AM0.56m | 4:29PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 10 | W 13 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
79 | 119 | 148 | 166 | 149 | 100 | 63 | 81 | 67 | 54 | 54 | 18 | 19 | 40 | 55 | 57 | 53 | 61 | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 187 | 81 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 81 | 187 | 228 | 228 | 81 | 268 | 1383 | 268 | 268 |
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