Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
1
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
96
88
88
161
191
216
170
167
160
125
123
115
110
160
78
55
50
130
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:19PM2.94m
6:33AM2.68m
7:00PM3.07m
7:11AM2.74m
7:38PM3.09m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.18m
12:34PM-0.05m
1:09AM0.11m
1:14PM-0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:07
9:05
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
19
19
17
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
17
18
19
17
19
18
18
19
20
20
21
17
13
11
11
10
11
12
11
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