Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 7AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 161 | 191 | 216 | 170 | 167 | 160 | 125 | 123 | 115 | 164 | 160 | 126 | 148 | 111 | 108 | 134 | 140 | 169 | 197 | 223 | 221 | 215 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:33AM2.68m | 7:00PM3.07m | 7:11AM2.74m | 7:38PM3.09m | 7:47AM2.74m | 8:14PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.18m | 12:34PM-0.05m | 1:09AM0.11m | 1:14PM-0.13m | 1:47AM0.11m | 1:53PM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 161 | 191 | 216 | 170 | 167 | 160 | 125 | 123 | 115 | 60 | 160 | 56 | 38 | 35 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 164 | 13 | 126 | 148 | 111 | 108 | 134 | 140 | 169 | 197 | 223 | 221 | 215 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 244 | 90 | 327 | 327 | 590 | 490 | 187 | 368 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 896 | 922 | 923 | 65 |
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