Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
183 | 151 | 163 | 142 | 142 | 102 | 78 | 76 | 47 | 35 | 40 | 127 | 143 | 153 | 122 | 120 | 112 | 84 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14PM3.01m | 8:22AM2.68m | 8:49PM2.85m | 8:57AM2.57m | 9:22PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM-0.11m | 2:24AM0.18m | 2:30PM0.01m | 2:59AM0.31m | 3:07PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
183 | 151 | 163 | 142 | 142 | 102 | 78 | 76 | 47 | 35 | 40 | 127 | 143 | 153 | 122 | 6 | 112 | 84 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | S 2 | S 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 120 | — | 1 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 244 | 16 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 16 | 62 | 71 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 16 | 76 | 268 |
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