Machir Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 01 May 2026 BST
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Machir Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 2PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
NW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
519
418
411
343
308
249
245
240
227
222
285
279
274
292
314
261
240
235
231
196
145
181
105
90
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:02AM2.68m
6:17PM2.62m
6:31AM2.65m
6:47PM2.65m
7:01AM2.59m
7:18PM2.63m
Low Tide
12:08PM0.26m
00:21AM0.26m
12:37PM0.26m
00:53AM0.29m
1:05PM0.29m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:43
5:41
5:39
5:37
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9:02
9:05
9:07
9:08
3
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
13
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
4
8
8
11
10
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
6
5
7
7
6
4
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
NW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
Energy kJ
519
418
411
343
308
249
245
240
227
222
285
279
274
292
314
261
240
235
231
196
145
181
105
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
16
32
19
4
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
17
18
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
Energy kJ
13
26
19
10
5
29
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
61
52
52
52
52
0
0
14
14
14
0
69
52
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
175
81
327
95
Best forecast wave conditions in Inner Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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