
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
152 | 152 | 111 | 118 | 142 | 146 | 119 | 95 | 76 | 74 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:18PM2.76m | 8:23AM2.55m | 8:49PM2.72m | 8:56AM2.49m | 9:22PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.15m | 2:20AM0.39m | 2:24PM0.18m | 2:51AM0.41m | 2:57PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
8 | 16 | 15 | 118 | 142 | 146 | 119 | 95 | 76 | 74 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
— | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
152 | 152 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 476 | 460 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 79 |
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