Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 93 | 90 | 44 | 105 | 121 | 715 | 3197 | 4628 | 5171 | 4527 | 3762 | 3054 | 2532 | 1942 | 1650 | 1413 | 1248 | 1186 | 828 | 898 | 1027 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:07AM2.75m | 8:27PM2.69m | 8:46AM2.61m | 9:07PM2.45m | 9:31AM2.41m | 9:55PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.14m | 2:29AM0.26m | 2:51PM0.34m | 3:11AM0.45m | 3:43PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 93 | 90 | 44 | 105 | 121 | 715 | 3197 | 4628 | 5171 | 4527 | 3762 | 3054 | 2532 | 1942 | 1650 | 1413 | 1248 | 1186 | 828 | 898 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | 9 | 49 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 34 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 285 | 66 | 108 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 40 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 29 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 1027 | 915 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 551 | 415 | 234 | 251 | 234 | 234 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 73 | 61 | 71 | 66 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 71 | 65 | 311 | 65 |
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