Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
544 | 472 | 415 | 305 | 305 | 219 | 198 | 235 | 220 | 255 | 309 | 220 | 128 | 119 | 104 | 66 | 64 | 80 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:30PM2.10m | 10:51AM2.02m | 11:16PM1.87m | 11:57AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.70m | 4:49AM0.85m | 5:19PM0.95m | 5:47AM1.03m | 6:44PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
544 | 472 | 415 | 305 | 305 | 219 | 146 | 87 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 9 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | 5 | 12 | 97 | 198 | 235 | 220 | 255 | 309 | 220 | 128 | 119 | 104 | 66 | 64 | 80 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 16 | 810 | 352 | 309 | 467 | 360 | 835 | 330 | 330 | 72 | 443 | 255 | 482 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 |
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