
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
443 | 270 | 409 | 600 | 874 | 1306 | 1308 | 1337 | 1991 | 2541 | 3854 | 5438 | 6270 | 7781 | 8420 | 8386 | 7048 | 5258 | 3993 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:02PM2.79m | 5:16AM2.54m | 5:38PM2.90m | 5:51AM2.68m | 6:10PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.30m | 11:14AM0.13m | 11:45PM0.17m | 11:50AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
443 | 270 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
16 | 37 | 409 | 600 | 874 | 1306 | 1308 | 1337 | 1991 | 2541 | 3854 | 5438 | 6270 | 7781 | 8420 | 8386 | 7048 | 5258 | 3993 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 298 | 86 | 65 | 298 | 310 | 321 | 968 | 1107 | 727 | 727 | 727 | 896 | 835 | 794 | 835 | 835 | 455 | 311 |
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