Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.5
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
544
472
415
305
305
219
198
235
220
255
309
220
128
119
104
66
64
80
69
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:30PM2.10m
10:51AM2.02m
11:16PM1.87m
11:57AM1.83m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.70m
4:49AM0.85m
5:19PM0.95m
5:47AM1.03m
6:44PM1.13m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:51
8:47
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
13
15
11
11
9
9
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
7
7
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