Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 46 | 214 | 353 | 512 | 494 | 400 | 374 | 290 | 290 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:08PM1.77m | 2:59AM1.71m | 3:49PM1.91m | 4:09AM1.88m | 4:40PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM1.12m | 8:40PM1.15m | 9:09AM1.04m | 10:02PM1.02m | 10:14AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 214 | 353 | 512 | 494 | 400 | 374 | 290 | 290 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 |
35 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 14 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 234 | 236 | 131 | 228 | 236 | 234 | 244 | 231 | 246 | 246 | 71 | 86 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 52 | 62 | 52 | 14 |
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