Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 699 | 972 | 851 | 764 | 679 | 669 | 572 | 537 | 511 | 488 | 464 | 456 | 987 | 914 | 874 | 809 | 799 | 794 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:14PM2.62m | 7:39AM2.67m | 7:59PM2.39m | 8:32AM2.49m | 8:52PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.18m | 1:15AM0.23m | 1:47PM0.38m | 2:03AM0.40m | 2:47PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 416 | 699 | 972 | 851 | 764 | 679 | 669 | 572 | 537 | 511 | 488 | 464 | 456 | 987 | 914 | 874 | 809 | 799 | 794 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 6 | WSW 6 | NW 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 121 | 279 | 329 | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | N 12 | NW 11 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 21 | 57 | 75 | 113 | 126 | 126 | 106 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 184 | 319 | 71 | 61 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 307 | 187 |
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