Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.9° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
W
7
1.9
WSW
6
2.1
W
8
2.2
W
9
3
W
11
3.5
W
11
4
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
146
121
93
72
54
51
102
182
202
186
166
181
312
632
800
1747
3313
4670
4520
4007
4226
3624
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
S
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
35
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:04AM2.53m
9:27PM2.52m
9:45AM2.36m
10:10PM2.28m
10:36AM2.16m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.31m
3:32AM0.48m
3:53PM0.53m
4:21AM0.68m
4:54PM0.77m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
9
7
7
6
5
4
5
6
5
5
6
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