Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.3° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 2PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (28 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.6
W
12
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3181
2413
1858
1134
866
762
595
418
346
290
408
686
1003
957
865
775
799
681
545
589
565
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:32PM2.80m
6:54AM2.80m
7:14PM2.62m
7:39AM2.67m
7:59PM2.39m
Low Tide
12:14PM0.05m
00:33AM0.10m
12:58PM0.18m
1:15AM0.23m
1:47PM0.38m
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clear
clear
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light rain
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Temp °C
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
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6
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