
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 46 | 41 | 60 | 58 | 75 | 71 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:37PM2.66m | 5:59AM2.58m | 6:27PM2.86m | 6:46AM2.65m | 7:14PM2.99m | 7:29AM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.30m | 12:00PM0.17m | 00:36AM0.20m | 12:47PM0.03m | 1:25AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 46 | 41 | 39 | 58 | 75 | 71 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 10 | W 16 | — | W 16 |
4 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 39 | 60 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | W 18 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | N 3 | W 16 | W 16 | — |
— | 7 | 2 | 18 | 9 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 188 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 83 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 |
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