Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 6PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). 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 (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 62 | 61 | 36 | 23 | 113 | 119 | 125 | 101 | 92 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 173 | 166 | 168 | 230 | 291 | 524 | 1470 | 1512 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:22AM2.68m | 8:49PM2.85m | 8:57AM2.57m | 9:22PM2.62m | 9:31AM2.41m | 9:55PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.01m | 2:59AM0.31m | 3:07PM0.20m | 3:33AM0.47m | 3:45PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 62 | 61 | 36 | 23 | 113 | 119 | 125 | 101 | 92 | 70 | 64 | 63 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1348 | 1479 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 14 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 8 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 173 | 166 | 168 | 230 | 291 | 524 | 1470 | 1512 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 69 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 270 | 270 | 289 | 335 | 244 | 327 | 1219 | 333 | 65 |
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