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Machir Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 29 Nov 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than 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 2PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1083 | 734 | 636 | 464 | 433 | 351 | 279 | 326 | 317 | 319 | 361 | 237 | 194 | 235 | 1107 | 862 | 748 | 819 | 878 | 1543 | 4121 | 5083 | 5535 | 5701 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:02PM 2.17 | 12:30AM 1.92 | 1:12PM 2.29 | 1:42AM 2.06 | 2:12PM 2.46 | 2:40AM 2.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:25PM 0.88 | 6:30AM 0.73 | 7:29PM 0.71 | 7:35AM 0.60 | 8:23PM 0.53 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -4 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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