Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
17
26
46
41
60
58
75
71
50
47
46
28
26
25
27
27
26
15
9
12
13
13
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
N
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
W
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
S
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:37PM2.66m
5:59AM2.58m
6:27PM2.86m
6:46AM2.65m
7:14PM2.99m
7:29AM2.67m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.30m
12:00PM0.17m
00:36AM0.20m
12:47PM0.03m
1:25AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:02
10:01
10:00
9:59
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
21
21
20
19
18
18
19
19
21
22
23
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
19
18
17
16
15
16
18
19
19
19
22
21
20
19
19
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