Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.5° 

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 6PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
460
411
421
380
334
291
298
262
268
234
201
205
205
196
224
224
229
224
220
220
185
150
122
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
5
W
0
NE
0
SE
0
SSE
0
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:47AM2.13m
11:24PM2.31m
11:44AM2.05m
00:24AM2.23m
12:56PM2.01m
1:39AM2.19m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.59m
5:41AM0.76m
5:53PM0.68m
6:45AM0.78m
7:04PM0.73m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:52
4:52
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:08
10:07
10:07
10:06
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
10
11
9
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
15
13
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
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