Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.3° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 7AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
4
W
11
4
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.1
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1923
2020
2265
2701
2855
3131
3489
4221
4523
3967
3146
2459
2111
1733
1430
1371
1271
925
723
855
714
590
502
432
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:22PM1.84m
11:07AM1.84m
11:35PM1.65m
1:27PM1.74m
2:21AM1.64m
3:24PM1.90m
Low Tide
4:41AM1.02m
5:53PM1.21m
6:34AM1.15m
8:19PM1.22m
8:40AM1.06m
9:41PM1.06m
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
15
17
19
19
19
Feels °C
6
6
5
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
6
6
5
6
8
10
5
5
10
13
15
17
19
18
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