
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 6PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
430 | 533 | 346 | 161 | 81 | 66 | 22 | 45 | 34 | 93 | 88 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 92 | 74 | 88 | 122 | 134 | 119 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:15PM2.70m | 7:20AM2.54m | 7:46PM2.75m | 7:51AM2.56m | 8:18PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.24m | 1:20AM0.43m | 1:25PM0.17m | 1:50AM0.39m | 1:54PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | 65 | 81 | 66 | 14 | 45 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | W 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 |
— | — | — | — | 31 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
430 | 533 | 346 | 161 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 93 | 88 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 92 | 74 | 88 | 122 | 134 | 119 | 104 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 344 | 430 | 835 | 65 | 61 | 71 | 71 | 86 | 2463 | 2435 | 933 | 244 | 231 | 69 | 69 | 459 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 69 |
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