Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
W
7
0.5
W
7
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
266
223
224
224
182
146
114
111
130
152
135
161
142
127
62
57
22
64
69
64
58
59
61
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:17AM2.38m
6:42PM2.60m
6:49AM2.48m
7:15PM2.70m
7:20AM2.54m
7:46PM2.75m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.57m
12:25PM0.35m
00:50AM0.49m
12:55PM0.24m
1:20AM0.43m
1:25PM0.17m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:37
9:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
9
9
7
6
8
10
9
7
7
9
10
10
11
12
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