Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 10AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (27 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (27 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
10
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
2
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
12
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
774
907
846
831
900
1288
1304
1193
1134
1194
1011
850
743
639
545
461
418
319
252
159
125
100
126
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
S
35
SSE
30
W
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
ESE
55
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:45PM2.98m
6:58AM2.81m
7:17PM2.97m
7:32AM2.81m
7:51PM2.87m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.01m
00:48AM0.07m
12:56PM-0.02m
1:19AM0.06m
1:31PM0.02m
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:20
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7:22
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7:13
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7:09
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7:07
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 mm
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3
7
2
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Temp °C
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
Feels °C
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
5
6
5
6
6
9
8
6
6
4
4
3
4
6
7
5
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