Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 32 | 43 | 180 | 340 | 454 | 431 | 400 | 381 | 367 | 367 | 358 | 300 | 254 | 234 | 186 | 142 | 101 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.91m | 4:09AM1.88m | 4:40PM2.12m | 4:50AM2.07m | 5:16PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM1.02m | 10:14AM0.85m | 10:51PM0.85m | 10:57AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
18 | 32 | 43 | 180 | 340 | 454 | 431 | 400 | 381 | 367 | 367 | 358 | 300 | 254 | 234 | 186 | 142 | 101 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
13 | 7 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | E 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 55 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
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