Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 64 | 92 | 116 | 153 | 173 | 254 | 320 | 373 | 562 | 900 | 1210 | 1168 | 1230 | 1066 | 884 | 722 | 635 | 492 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22PM2.62m | 9:31AM2.41m | 9:55PM2.36m | 10:08AM2.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.20m | 3:33AM0.47m | 3:45PM0.44m | 4:08AM0.66m | 4:26PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NW 6 | W 18 | SE 4 | W 17 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 64 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 900 | 1186 | 1168 | 6 | 1066 | 884 | 722 | 635 | 492 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 92 | 116 | 153 | 173 | 254 | 320 | 373 | 562 | — | 1210 | — | 1230 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 270 | 273 | 335 | 327 | 327 | 344 | 327 | 327 | 65 | 273 | 65 | 61 | 14 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 16 |
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