
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
182 | 146 | 138 | 135 | 150 | 220 | 488 | 585 | 337 | 198 | 104 | 85 | 33 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 60 | 58 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:42PM2.60m | 6:49AM2.48m | 7:15PM2.70m | 7:20AM2.54m | 7:46PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.49m | 12:55PM0.24m | 1:20AM0.43m | 1:25PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 9 | W 7 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | W 11 |
182 | 146 | 138 | 135 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 198 | 104 | 45 | 33 | 2 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 7 | W 7 | NNW 6 | N 9 | NW 6 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | N 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | 150 | 220 | 488 | 585 | 337 | 113 | — | 85 | 21 | 69 | — | 76 | 60 | 58 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 57 | 61 | 244 | 268 | 327 | 329 | 95 | 95 | 61 | 61 | 71 | 71 | 91 | 86 | 373 | 2418 | 69 |
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