Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.0° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
932
1065
1194
1267
1224
1069
900
818
808
716
630
563
431
369
313
251
240
270
368
391
307
275
252
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SE
20
S
25
S
35
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:21AM1.97m
4:51PM2.14m
5:06AM2.11m
5:32PM2.31m
5:43AM2.25m
6:09PM2.46m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.81m
11:01PM0.81m
11:13AM0.65m
11:42PM0.68m
11:51AM0.49m
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:44
9:42
9:39
 mm
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
9
10
11
11
9
10
10
11
13
14
12
12
14
14
11
13
14
15
15
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