Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 7PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 121 | 117 | 108 | 141 | 161 | 205 | 254 | 302 | 312 | 294 | 370 | 432 | 423 | 431 | 361 | 306 | 313 | 300 | 288 | 282 | 230 | 189 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:21PM2.90m | 7:40AM2.64m | 8:10PM2.91m | 8:26AM2.54m | 9:00PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.09m | 1:30AM0.17m | 1:43PM0.08m | 2:22AM0.26m | 2:32PM0.11m | 3:16AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:13 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 93 | 121 | 117 | 108 | 141 | 161 | 205 | 254 | 302 | 312 | 294 | 370 | 432 | 423 | 431 | 361 | 306 | 313 | 300 | 288 | 282 | 230 | 189 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | — | S 6 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WNW 2 | — | SE 4 | SSE 3 | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 327 | 71 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 14 | 52 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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