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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 BST
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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
8.2° 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 4AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (07 Apr)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
1
3
4
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
3
W
4
W
5
W
Period(s) (?)121817171616151514141414131312121211111111111514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56530134284460736303103268322462151203319181864152012108836367789661170113712352214745910833
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
40
SE
25
SE
10
SSE
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
2.47
8:53AM
2.28
9:15PM
2.29
9:25AM
2.08
9:55PM
2.08
10:05AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
0.57
2:55PM
0.60
3:20AM
0.78
3:28PM
0.77
4:00AM
1.00
4:15PM
0.95
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise---6:41-------6:39-------6:37----
Sunset-------8:14-------8:15-------8:17
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------1111------12211-1
Temp. °C99989910121210988889119887777
Feels °C (?)000-2-2-204686666665431-1-2-3-3
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