Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
195 | 190 | 183 | 186 | 163 | 142 | 142 | 110 | 78 | 62 | 61 | 35 | 64 | 120 | 169 | 153 | 150 | 113 | 112 | 107 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:47AM2.74m | 8:14PM3.01m | 8:22AM2.68m | 8:49PM2.85m | 8:57AM2.57m | 9:22PM2.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM-0.11m | 2:24AM0.18m | 2:30PM0.01m | 2:59AM0.31m | 3:07PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
195 | 190 | 183 | 186 | 163 | 142 | 142 | 110 | 78 | 62 | 61 | 35 | 64 | 120 | 169 | 153 | 150 | 6 | 2 | 107 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | — | SSE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 113 | 112 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 244 | 1093 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 71 | 71 | 86 | 270 |
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