Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.3° 

Machir Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 11PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.2
W
9
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.1
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.7
WSW
4
1.2
W
5
2.4
W
7
2.3
W
8
2.2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
2.3
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
7
6
6
6
4
5
8
4
15
15
13
65
590
669
708
427
543
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
25
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
35
W
40
WSW
25
WNW
30
NW
45
NW
40
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:22PM2.64m
9:31AM2.40m
9:58PM2.51m
10:12AM2.27m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.25m
3:26AM0.46m
3:34PM0.36m
4:06AM0.56m
4:18PM0.52m
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cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:27
9:24
 mm
2
14
5
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
10
11
9
9
10
10
12
14
12
10
11
8
7
11
11
5
5
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