
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 4PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 53 | 82 | 95 | 188 | 237 | 257 | 249 | 244 | 161 | 158 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05PM1.95m | 1:50AM2.13m | 2:20PM1.96m | 2:54AM2.09m | 3:25PM2.03m | 3:49AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.84m | 7:17PM0.75m | 8:06AM0.85m | 8:24PM0.81m | 9:03AM0.82m | 9:26PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | |
— | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
13 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 53 | 82 | 95 | 188 | 237 | 257 | 249 | 244 | 161 | 158 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | SSE 3 | NNW 5 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | N 8 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | NNW 5 | ESE 3 |
— | 2 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 279 | 310 | 310 | 86 | 71 | 86 | 333 | 333 | 86 | 86 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 52 | 0 |
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