
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
337 | 161 | 81 | 52 | 22 | 58 | 34 | 77 | 88 | 104 | 104 | 86 | 86 | 94 | 118 | 151 | 143 | 127 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:15PM2.70m | 7:20AM2.54m | 7:46PM2.75m | 7:51AM2.56m | 8:18PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.43m | 1:25PM0.17m | 1:50AM0.39m | 1:54PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
— | 65 | 81 | 52 | 14 | 58 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | W 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 |
— | — | 41 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
337 | 161 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 77 | 88 | 104 | 104 | 86 | 86 | 94 | 118 | 151 | 143 | 127 | 108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 969 | 95 | 65 | 61 | 71 | 71 | 95 | 641 | 1348 | 375 | 244 | 69 | 231 | 223 | 327 | 375 | 476 | 486 | 65 |
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