Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 11PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12946 | 9020 | 6081 | 4146 | 2720 | 1768 | 1144 | 734 | 486 | 360 | 305 | 707 | 1587 | 3035 | 5583 | 10944 | 12364 | 13958 | 10789 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:42PM2.87m | 4:59AM2.75m | 5:17PM2.93m | 5:35AM2.84m | 5:54PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.12m | 10:55AM0.05m | 11:19PM0.04m | 11:33AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | WNW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2720 | 1768 | 1144 | 734 | 486 | 360 | 305 | 707 | 36 | 71 | 7 | 1877 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 18 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 12946 | 9020 | 6081 | 4146 | — | — | 21 | 98 | 167 | 87 | 95 | 108 | 1587 | 3035 | 5583 | 10944 | 12364 | 13958 | 10789 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 835 | 450 | 455 | 68 | 61 | 61 | 282 | 249 | 71 | 228 | 319 | 335 | 335 | 969 | 329 | 1025 | 1025 | 922 | 619 |
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