Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
381 | 367 | 367 | 305 | 300 | 244 | 194 | 186 | 142 | 103 | 78 | 55 | 51 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:40PM2.12m | 4:50AM2.07m | 5:16PM2.33m | 5:23AM2.27m | 5:48PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.85m | 10:57AM0.64m | 11:26PM0.67m | 11:30AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 |
381 | 367 | 367 | 305 | 300 | 244 | 194 | 186 | 142 | 103 | 78 | 55 | 51 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 4 | — | W 11 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | W 12 | — | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 2 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 76 | 76 | 83 | 268 | 159 | 131 | 76 | 76 |
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