Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 74 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:49PM2.72m | 8:56AM2.49m | 9:22PM2.64m | 9:31AM2.40m | 9:58PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.18m | 2:51AM0.41m | 2:57PM0.25m | 3:26AM0.46m | 3:34PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 76 | 74 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 268 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 83 | 71 | 71 | 95 | 76 |
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