Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 58 | 51 | 34 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 83 | 348 | 411 | 484 | 412 | 481 | 470 | 439 | 477 | 805 | 1040 | 1287 | 1322 | 1179 | 1019 | 889 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:10PM1.88m | 1:54AM1.85m | 2:45PM1.88m | 3:20AM1.87m | 4:00PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.96m | 7:35PM0.99m | 8:14AM0.99m | 8:58PM1.01m | 9:28AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 62 | 348 | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1179 | 1019 | 889 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | — | 3 | 14 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 58 | 51 | — | 35 | 42 | 50 | 83 | — | — | 484 | 412 | 481 | 470 | 439 | 477 | 805 | 1040 | 1287 | 1322 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 373 | 71 | 1383 | 1356 | 385 | 69 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 486 | 1219 | 1219 | 1354 | 244 | 476 | 1107 | 1015 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 65 |
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