Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.7° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 8AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (10 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
12
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5409
6270
6683
6636
6170
5007
4201
3179
2413
1768
1277
462
352
296
204
128
94
83
135
189
294
236
232
425
Wind (km/h)
55
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSE
30
SE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SE
40
SSE
25
SSE
10
SSW
15
SE
35
SE
50
SE
50
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:51AM2.68m
6:10PM2.93m
6:23AM2.76m
6:40PM2.89m
6:54AM2.78m
7:10PM2.79m
Low Tide
11:45PM0.17m
11:50AM0.04m
00:16AM0.11m
12:25PM0.03m
00:46AM0.11m
12:58PM0.08m
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7:48
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6:38
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6:37
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 mm
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
17
Feels °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
2
4
5
7
8
6
5
3
4
4
7
10
13
12
9
6
9
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