Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 11PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 418 | 410 | 338 | 269 | 221 | 202 | 234 | 325 | 1067 | 822 | 639 | 456 | 376 | 604 | 1434 | 1712 | 1984 | 1804 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:53PM1.87m | 10:44AM1.90m | 10:58PM1.70m | 12:30PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM1.01m | 4:07AM0.95m | 5:13PM1.19m | 5:41AM1.07m | 7:23PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 492 | 418 | 410 | 338 | 269 | 221 | 202 | 234 | 325 | 1067 | 822 | 639 | 456 | 376 | 604 | 1434 | 1712 | 1984 | 1804 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | — | W 20 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 12 | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 47 | 208 | — | 7 | 56 | 154 | 330 | 330 | — | 99 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 52 | 61 |
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