
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 119 | 72 | 83 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 55 | 44 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 81 | 348 | 414 | 300 | 384 | 349 | 341 | 334 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:34PM2.16m | 11:53AM1.98m | 00:32AM1.96m | 1:10PM1.88m | 1:54AM1.85m | 2:45PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.86m | 6:20PM0.86m | 7:00AM0.96m | 7:35PM0.99m | 8:14AM0.99m | 8:58PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 81 | 348 | 414 | 300 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | 3 | 14 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | SW 3 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
123 | 119 | 72 | 83 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 55 | 44 | 36 | 35 | — | — | 29 | 29 | 50 | 34 | — | 3 | — | 384 | 349 | 341 | 334 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 326 | 273 | 81 | 187 | 1362 | 95 | 81 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 373 | 330 | 69 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 486 | 1219 | 1667 | 1219 | 727 |
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