Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
1.2
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.8
W
8
2.1
W
10
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
W
11
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
119
125
96
71
66
64
63
159
181
179
233
295
408
814
1144
1188
1254
1415
1271
1089
881
751
569
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
20
S
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:57AM2.57m
9:22PM2.62m
9:31AM2.41m
9:55PM2.36m
10:08AM2.22m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.31m
3:07PM0.20m
3:33AM0.47m
3:45PM0.44m
4:08AM0.66m
4:26PM0.70m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:55
8:52
 mm
3
3
9
4
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
13
14
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
8
8
10
8
8
6
6
7
8
9
11
12
12
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