Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.5° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 4AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
150
122
125
317
237
228
230
225
186
183
168
133
127
101
94
66
96
48
48
44
32
28
28
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
NNE
15
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:39AM2.19m
2:20PM2.06m
2:59AM2.23m
3:37PM2.22m
4:10AM2.34m
4:42PM2.44m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.75m
8:22PM0.70m
9:07AM0.66m
9:37PM0.60m
10:11AM0.52m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:05
10:04
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
18
18
19
19
Feels °C
17
17
15
14
13
8
8
7
8
9
11
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
18
18
18
17
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