Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 4PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
W
13
0.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
449
380
326
287
268
250
181
140
133
105
75
58
57
42
38
25
24
16
12
29
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:36PM2.18m
4:09AM2.19m
4:42PM2.45m
5:06AM2.38m
5:34PM2.72m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.78m
9:42PM0.71m
10:08AM0.58m
10:49PM0.51m
11:04AM0.34m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:12
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
16
17
18
Feels °C
10
11
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
11
10
10
8
7
7
10
12
13
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