Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
2
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
12
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1771
1369
1027
795
736
738
753
907
935
901
813
875
1212
1193
1134
1174
1029
843
828
639
615
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSW
20
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:14PM2.91m
6:26AM2.74m
6:45PM2.98m
6:58AM2.81m
7:17PM2.97m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.11m
00:19AM0.15m
12:24PM0.01m
00:48AM0.07m
12:56PM-0.02m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
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7:18
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7:20
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7:15
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7:13
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7:09
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3
4
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Temp °C
13
14
16
16
15
14
13
14
14
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
13
Feels °C
7
8
10
10
9
8
5
6
6
6
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
6
7
9
6
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