
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 11PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1202 | 1059 | 925 | 937 | 849 | 1065 | 1106 | 1267 | 1224 | 1196 | 882 | 882 | 873 | 778 | 701 | 573 | 431 | 369 | 313 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:00PM1.99m | 4:21AM1.97m | 4:51PM2.14m | 5:06AM2.11m | 5:32PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.93m | 10:27AM0.81m | 11:01PM0.81m | 11:13AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | N 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
1202 | 1059 | 925 | 803 | — | — | — | — | — | 1069 | 882 | — | 2 | 778 | 701 | 573 | 431 | 369 | 313 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 937 | 849 | 1065 | 1106 | 1267 | 1224 | 1196 | — | 882 | 873 | 716 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 282 | 268 | 268 | 374 | 937 | 348 | 455 | 455 | 95 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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