Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 205 | 242 | 302 | 265 | 284 | 322 | 370 | 423 | 432 | 369 | 313 | 273 | 257 | 251 | 241 | 194 | 189 | 150 | 111 | 161 | 157 | 103 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:40AM2.64m | 8:10PM2.91m | 8:26AM2.54m | 9:00PM2.84m | 9:13AM2.41m | 9:52PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.17m | 1:43PM0.08m | 2:22AM0.26m | 2:32PM0.11m | 3:16AM0.39m | 3:22PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:13 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 161 | 205 | 242 | 302 | 265 | 284 | 322 | 370 | 423 | 432 | 369 | 313 | 273 | 257 | 251 | 241 | 194 | 189 | 150 | 111 | 19 | 157 | 103 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 4 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 4 | S 5 | W 8 | WNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 35 | 45 | 161 | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 71 | 71 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 63 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 71 | 14 | 344 | 71 | 71 |
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