Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
26
27
12
12
13
13
13
31
49
27
24
29
34
59
85
190
255
331
233
162
128
106
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:14PM2.99m
7:29AM2.67m
7:59PM3.02m
8:11AM2.64m
8:43PM2.97m
8:51AM2.55m
Low Tide
1:25AM0.16m
1:33PM-0.04m
2:11AM0.19m
2:17PM-0.03m
2:55AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:03
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:00
9:59
9:58
9:57
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
21
21
20
19
18
18
20
20
19
18
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
18
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
18
17
16
14
11
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
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