Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 10PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1659 | 2287 | 2258 | 2270 | 2199 | 2106 | 1592 | 957 | 3397 | 7776 | 19190 | 29484 | 26239 | 23290 | 18398 | 16863 | 14097 | 10451 | 7559 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:34PM2.56m | 4:49AM2.41m | 5:07PM2.74m | 5:24AM2.60m | 5:42PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.45m | 10:45AM0.32m | 11:13PM0.26m | 11:19AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 13 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1323 | — | 2270 | 2199 | 2106 | 1592 | 957 | 106 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 13 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1659 | 2287 | 2258 | — | — | 9 | 58 | 374 | 3397 | 7776 | 19190 | 29484 | 26239 | 23290 | 18398 | 16863 | 14097 | 10451 | 7559 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 167 | 319 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 234 | 968 | 926 | 1015 | 1025 | 1015 | 1015 | 1015 | 922 | 1015 | 835 | 450 | 455 |
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