Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.6° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (14 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (14 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
3
7
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
9
3.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.5
W
12
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
14
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
13
2.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2517
2177
1299
1698
1520
1172
1027
1311
1999
4188
5140
6542
5953
4770
4651
4859
4287
3529
2038
Wind (km/h)
55
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
50
S
50
S
55
S
50
SSW
20
WNW
5
NW
15
NNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:39PM2.64m
7:55AM2.64m
8:08PM2.47m
8:27AM2.49m
8:38PM2.27m
Low Tide
1:31PM0.20m
1:43AM0.27m
2:03PM0.36m
2:12AM0.41m
2:35PM0.57m
rain showers
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
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7:54
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6:30
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6:29
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6:25
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 mm
1
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1
5
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4
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1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
15
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
-1
3
4
5
3
2
2
4
5
6
7
9
7
5
5
4
4
5
6
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