Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 11AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
188 | 276 | 487 | 754 | 520 | 373 | 282 | 208 | 181 | 177 | 121 | 96 | 72 | 53 | 94 | 188 | 254 | 238 | 181 | 163 | 290 | 601 | 866 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:29AM2.64m | 8:51PM2.72m | 9:04AM2.53m | 9:27PM2.52m | 9:45AM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.15m | 2:53AM0.32m | 3:07PM0.31m | 3:32AM0.48m | 3:53PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | W 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | N 9 |
40 | 25 | 1 | — | 520 | 373 | 282 | 208 | 181 | 177 | 121 | 96 | 72 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 181 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SE 4 | W 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 16 | NW 10 | W 17 | W 18 | W 17 | — |
26 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 8 | SE 4 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | S 5 | W 15 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SW 2 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
188 | 276 | 487 | 754 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 94 | 188 | 254 | 238 | — | 163 | 290 | 601 | 866 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 244 | 244 | 476 | 244 | 65 | 65 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 98 | 98 | 71 | 321 | 321 | 348 | 65 | 65 |
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