Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.8° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 5PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
11
2.1
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1.4
WSW
9
2
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
11
4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1185
900
627
539
372
269
186
144
132
136
147
314
772
622
598
427
486
1079
1750
2996
3912
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
5
S
20
ESE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
30
SSW
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
45
SW
40
WSW
45
SW
55
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:59AM1.99m
00:58AM1.85m
2:10PM2.00m
2:58AM1.93m
3:41PM2.25m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.95m
7:16AM0.94m
8:27PM0.92m
8:56AM0.79m
9:52PM0.72m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:05
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
15
16
17
18
17
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
11
13
10
8
7
10
10
10
11
13
9
10
8
8
6
6
6
5
3
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