Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 2AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.7
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
310
392
356
266
223
224
219
182
146
138
135
126
150
215
214
160
121
107
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
40
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:09PM2.46m
6:17AM2.38m
6:42PM2.60m
6:49AM2.48m
7:15PM2.70m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.57m
12:25PM0.35m
00:50AM0.49m
12:55PM0.24m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:38
9:37
 mm
3
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
14
12
11
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
9
7
3
6
6
8
10
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