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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 06 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
8.2° 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 4PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1
WSW
1.4
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)111111111218171716161615141414141313131212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6224954112595563013433446073630314227182246218120952125191815671228103773460770112571137
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
20
SE
25
S
30
SSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
crosscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
2.47
8:41PM
2.47
8:53AM
2.28
9:15PM
2.29
9:25AM
2.08
9:55PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
0.43
2:48AM
0.57
2:55PM
0.60
3:20AM
0.78
3:28PM
0.77
4:00AM
1.00
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:39-------6:37
Sunset---8:12-------8:14-------8:15----
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------11--------22
Temp. °C888889988991211121110109889988
Feels °C (?)0-2-1-2-2-10-2-3-2-14488887565322
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