
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1200 | 1244 | 1208 | 1011 | 850 | 730 | 637 | 545 | 461 | 418 | 317 | 257 | 162 | 125 | 109 | 93 | 64 | 35 | 20 | 54 | 48 | 36 | 173 | 1327 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:58AM2.81m | 7:17PM2.97m | 7:32AM2.81m | 7:51PM2.87m | 8:07AM2.75m | 8:27PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.07m | 12:56PM-0.02m | 1:19AM0.06m | 1:31PM0.02m | 1:52AM0.13m | 2:09PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
1107 | 1079 | 1208 | 1011 | 850 | 730 | 637 | 545 | 461 | 418 | 317 | 257 | 162 | 125 | 109 | 93 | 64 | 35 | 20 | 54 | 48 | 36 | 173 | 1327 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 14 | — | SW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | — |
4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 9 | 2 | — | 18 | — | 1 | 30 | 47 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
1200 | 1244 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 54 | 91 | 145 | 167 | 156 | 171 | 255 | 337 | 444 | 193 | 84 | 91 | 92 | 66 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 61 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 70 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 319 | 797 | 969 | 385 | 580 | 535 | 756 | 234 | 231 | 228 | 236 |
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