Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.2° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
45
79
93
88
104
104
86
81
106
126
151
135
123
104
88
91
113
93
95
76
59
57
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
High Tide
7:20AM2.54m
7:46PM2.75m
7:51AM2.56m
8:18PM2.76m
8:23AM2.55m
8:49PM2.72m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.17m
1:50AM0.39m
1:54PM0.15m
2:20AM0.39m
2:24PM0.18m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:32
9:30
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
13
14
13
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