Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 10AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.3
W
10
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
1
W
5
1.2
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.9
W
9
2.2
W
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
9
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
2
W
9
1.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
161
89
31
34
17
24
30
47
88
261
525
882
978
895
875
782
766
710
654
654
709
544
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:02AM2.13m
11:39PM2.16m
12:15PM2.00m
1:06AM2.02m
2:01PM2.00m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.69m
5:15PM0.69m
6:00AM0.81m
6:34PM0.83m
7:25AM0.87m
8:12PM0.85m
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:21
9:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
Feels °C
7
7
9
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
7
8
7
9
10
9
8
9
8
7
10
12
13
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