Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.1° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
6
2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.5
NW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
3
4
9
7
16
22
62
346
513
769
676
404
248
170
120
80
60
43
62
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:31AM2.40m
9:58PM2.51m
10:12AM2.27m
10:41PM2.34m
11:02AM2.13m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.36m
4:06AM0.56m
4:18PM0.52m
4:55AM0.69m
5:15PM0.69m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:24
9:22
 mm
4
3
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
13
10
11
10
8
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
9
8
10
11
10
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