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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 GMT
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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 9PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)--
Afternoon (19 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (19 Feb)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
2.2
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
2.4
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
1.8
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
Period(s) (?)131212121111101010101011121217171616161614141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8391483238622601732108973810641267149320722467215118481879471038503396391635552850306734672884
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
S
45
S
40
SSW
45
WSW
50
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
25
S
40
WSW
35
SW
25
S
30
SSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
crossoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46PM
2.75
7:09AM
2.99
7:18PM
2.73
7:41AM
2.91
7:52PM
2.66
8:16AM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40PM
0.15
12:45AM
-0.05
1:12PM
0.14
1:19AM
-0.01
1:45PM
0.20
1:55AM
0.11
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------7:39-------7:37-------7:35-
Sunset5:37-------5:38-------5:42-------
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
221--311--1264--52--11--
Temp. °C5888668999977999910999888
Feels °C (?)-4-101-2-4-1-1-1-10021143111-1-2-1-1
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