Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
98 | 96 | 88 | 88 | 161 | 191 | 216 | 170 | 167 | 160 | 125 | 123 | 115 | 110 | 160 | 78 | 55 | 50 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:19PM2.94m | 6:33AM2.68m | 7:00PM3.07m | 7:11AM2.74m | 7:38PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.18m | 12:34PM-0.05m | 1:09AM0.11m | 1:14PM-0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
98 | 96 | 88 | 88 | 161 | 191 | 216 | 170 | 167 | 160 | 125 | 123 | 115 | 110 | 58 | 78 | 55 | 50 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | WSW 12 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 46 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 9 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — |
8 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 160 | 20 | 31 | 47 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 244 | 327 | 304 | 327 | 466 | 490 | 466 |
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