Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 5PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4657
4443
3804
3662
3470
2888
2417
1736
1289
900
697
539
372
269
186
169
135
136
193
565
875
Wind (km/h)
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSE
25
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSW
35
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
10:36AM2.16m
11:11PM2.02m
11:59AM1.99m
00:58AM1.85m
2:10PM2.00m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.77m
5:32AM0.87m
6:30PM0.95m
7:16AM0.94m
8:27PM0.92m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:09
8:07
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
17
18
15
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
10
10
11
14
10
7
8
10
9
9
10
13
9
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