Machir Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 BST
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Machir Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
8.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 5PM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 4.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)18ft (5.5m)17s
Afternoon (30 Mar)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (30 Mar)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
!
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
3
WNW
3
NW
2.3
NW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)17171616161616141414131212121212121211111081313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)178951477011486105167743618555153768293925101992179217211806177617381573125510651029146711681919711
Wind
(km/h)
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
WNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
2.36
5:30AM
2.77
5:42PM
2.53
6:03AM
2.87
6:14PM
2.65
6:33AM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
0.47
11:04PM
0.28
11:39AM
0.32
11:41PM
0.14
12:10PM
0.21
12:15AM
0.06
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--------7:00------6:58-------6:54
Sunset---7:58-------8:00-------8:01----
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------21----
Temp. °C8888710101212101111111111101011845555
Feels °C (?)-2-2-12345674556665452-6-5-201
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