Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.8° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 1PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (07 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
2.3
W
7
2.5
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.3
W
10
3
W
10
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
4
W
11
4.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
522
610
778
1066
1447
1658
1575
1277
1027
808
599
562
318
547
850
770
958
1737
1918
2633
3417
4469
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
W
25
SSW
40
SSE
40
S
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
55
WSW
60
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:54AM2.14m
4:21PM2.60m
4:39AM2.36m
5:02PM2.79m
5:16AM2.54m
5:38PM2.90m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.49m
10:33PM0.47m
10:34AM0.28m
11:11PM0.30m
11:14AM0.13m
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clear
rain showers
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rain showers
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light rain
mod rain
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rain showers
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light rain
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7:41
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7:43
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6:46
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6:44
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 mm
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1
1
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1
1
1
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1
8
6
4
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
4
5
6
7
6
2
2
8
8
8
3
2
2
1
-1
-1
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