
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 10AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
251 | 161 | 89 | 31 | 34 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 47 | 88 | 261 | 525 | 882 | 978 | 895 | 875 | 782 | 766 | 710 | 654 | 654 | 709 | 544 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:02AM2.13m | 11:39PM2.16m | 12:15PM2.00m | 1:06AM2.02m | 2:01PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.69m | 5:15PM0.69m | 6:00AM0.81m | 6:34PM0.83m | 7:25AM0.87m | 8:12PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
9 | 8 | 89 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | — | 422 | 755 | 959 | 895 | 875 | 782 | 766 | 710 | 654 | 654 | 709 | 544 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | NNW 6 | W 10 | NW 5 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | N 5 | W 10 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 17 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
251 | 161 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 30 | 47 | 88 | 261 | 525 | 882 | 978 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 95 | 65 | 95 | 234 | 234 | 231 | 243 | 219 | 184 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 65 | 57 |
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