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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 BST
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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
8.3° C
(Which is 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 8AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (04 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (04 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
NW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)1212121514141414131381313138101111111111121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2725244018363127261421871949160823484169175628432359337014572233189613971128878733607510502
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
35
W
25
W
15
SW
25
S
25
ESE
30
SSE
55
SSW
45
SW
65
NW
50
NW
35
WNW
40
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
50
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
2.74
7:28AM
2.77
7:41PM
2.71
7:56AM
2.64
8:10PM
2.62
8:24AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.11
1:34PM
0.20
1:48AM
0.22
2:01PM
0.30
2:18AM
0.38
2:27PM
0.43
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise---6:50-------6:47-------6:45----
Sunset-------8:07-------8:09-------8:12
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---1494311-111---------
Temp. °C776653895467657777667878
Feels °C (?)-3-2-11-1-41-2-5-10-6-2-4-6-4-3-10-1-3-2-2-3-3
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