Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 74 | 86 | 84 | 62 | 56 | 43 | 214 | 323 | 217 | 148 | 281 | 135 | 212 | 277 | 451 | 503 | 372 | 289 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:47PM2.91m | 7:57AM2.71m | 8:18PM2.85m | 8:29AM2.64m | 8:51PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.02m | 1:49AM0.19m | 1:56PM0.06m | 2:19AM0.22m | 2:29PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 74 | 86 | 84 | 62 | 56 | 24 | 35 | 20 | 48 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 1 | — | 372 | 289 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 19 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | — | NNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 43 | 214 | 323 | 217 | 148 | 281 | 135 | 212 | 277 | 451 | 503 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 270 | 319 | 340 | 310 | 244 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 223 | 217 | 244 | 624 | 65 |
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