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Machir Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK
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Machir Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today?
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 6PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | |
1199 | 985 | 516 | 434 | 440 | 312 | 230 | 135 | 108 | 92 | 125 | 110 | 75 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 63 | 420 | 170 | 187 | 482 | 1408 | 1604 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:32PM2.41m | 4:52AM2.74m | 5:15PM2.61m | 5:35AM2.85m | 5:57PM2.76m | 6:19AM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.41m | 10:25PM0.32m | 10:58AM0.24m | 11:10PM0.16m | 11:39AM0.12m | 11:56PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | 9:34 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
-1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 3 | W 13 | W 12 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 1 | 161 | 187 | 482 | 746 | 1604 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | — | WNW 13 | W 15 | WNW 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 63 | — | 170 | 39 | 126 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | W 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | — |
1199 | 985 | 516 | 434 | 440 | 312 | 230 | 135 | 108 | 92 | 125 | 110 | 75 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 420 | 128 | 135 | 162 | 1408 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 657 | 1286 | 1713 | 832 | 794 | 326 | 255 | 255 | 482 | 330 | 255 | 228 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 62 | 76 | 61 | 71 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 14 |
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