Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
418 | 289 | 247 | 213 | 177 | 146 | 121 | 93 | 72 | 54 | 38 | 94 | 162 | 188 | 152 | 143 | 161 | 310 | 545 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:51PM2.72m | 9:04AM2.53m | 9:27PM2.52m | 9:45AM2.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.15m | 2:53AM0.32m | 3:07PM0.31m | 3:32AM0.48m | 3:53PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | WSW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 9 |
418 | 289 | 247 | 213 | 177 | 146 | 121 | 93 | 72 | 54 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 152 | 143 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | SE 3 | W 16 | SE 4 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 15 | N 7 | — |
1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | S 5 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | — |
— | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | SSW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 94 | 162 | 188 | — | 1 | 161 | 310 | 545 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 63 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 244 | 244 | 71 | 71 | 329 | 344 | 329 | 329 |
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