Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (09 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 11PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 82 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 37 | 42 | 78 | 126 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:15PM2.65m | 5:32AM2.68m | 5:45PM2.59m | 6:04AM2.66m | 6:16PM2.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.23m | 11:37AM0.28m | 11:49PM0.26m | 12:11PM0.35m | 00:20AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | — | — | 4:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | NW 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 82 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 13 | W 8 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | — | N 3 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 19 | 37 | 42 | 78 | 126 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 309 | 309 | 312 |
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