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Machir Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 02 Jan 2026 GMT
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Machir Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
10.3° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (03 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (03 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

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Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NNW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
Period(s) (?)888888888877776677776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)923967117611621162113185481184476267454443035326928735738135224716212810595
Wind
(km/h)
45
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
N
50
N
50
N
45
NNW
50
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
2.57
5:02AM
2.77
5:23PM
2.64
5:49AM
2.90
6:07PM
2.66
6:35AM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
0.24
11:09AM
0.22
11:24PM
0.11
11:59AM
0.17
12:09AM
0.03
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise------8:55-------8:53-------8:53-
Sunset4:04-------4:05-------4:06-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11-11-----111121-----1
Temp. °C443344344333444343334445
Feels °C (?)-8-9-11-10-9-9-9-8-8-9-9-8-7-5-6-5-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5
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