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Machir Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 19 Oct 2025 BST
How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today?
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 46 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 198 | 246 | 170 | 133 | 125 | 119 | 128 | 123 | 85 | 59 | 60 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 51 | 723 | 780 | 746 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:20PM 2.69 | 5:32AM 2.51 | 5:48PM 2.74 | 6:00AM 2.61 | 6:15PM 2.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:59AM 0.32 | 11:27PM 0.34 | 11:32AM 0.23 | 11:55PM 0.26 | 12:02PM 0.19 | 12:21AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - Inner Hebrides
The wind is still cross-off at Machir Bay (Islay) (strong winds from the ESE at Islay:portEllen 17 km from Machir Bay (Islay)). 0.4m 11s groundswell from the WSW to make surfable waves.
17 km away, 1 h 31 min ago
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