
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 133 | 147 | 367 | 726 | 588 | 544 | 1576 | 713 | 1138 | 1887 | 2574 | 3162 | 3654 | 3370 | 2804 | 2582 | 3135 | 4252 | 3716 | 3113 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:10PM2.00m | 2:58AM1.93m | 3:41PM2.25m | 4:08AM2.14m | 4:38PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.94m | 8:27PM0.92m | 8:56AM0.79m | 9:52PM0.72m | 10:04AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | SE 6 | WSW 10 | W 16 | SE 5 | W 14 | W 10 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
133 | 133 | 147 | 367 | 9 | 588 | 46 | 1 | 188 | 958 | — | 1527 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 6 | NW 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | NW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
34 | 50 | 57 | 23 | 726 | 434 | 544 | 1576 | 713 | 1138 | 1887 | 2574 | 3162 | 3654 | 3370 | 2804 | 2582 | 3135 | 4252 | 3716 | 3113 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 333 | 333 | 460 | 244 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 306 | 671 | 619 | 455 | 455 | 801 | 450 | 450 | 645 | 969 | 365 | 922 | 794 |
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