Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 11AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.9
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.4
W
9
1.9
W
9
2.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
276
487
754
520
373
282
208
181
177
121
96
72
53
94
188
254
238
181
163
290
601
866
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
S
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:29AM2.64m
8:51PM2.72m
9:04AM2.53m
9:27PM2.52m
9:45AM2.36m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.15m
2:53AM0.32m
3:07PM0.31m
3:32AM0.48m
3:53PM0.53m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:17
8:15
 mm
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
11
9
10
10
10
13
13
11
11
12
11
11
10
8
7
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