Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.1° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
7
1.3
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
36
24
23
11
11
8
7
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
2
13
54
69
161
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
45
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
S
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
5
NE
20
NW
15
WNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:56AM2.49m
9:22PM2.64m
9:31AM2.40m
9:58PM2.51m
10:12AM2.27m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.41m
2:57PM0.25m
3:26AM0.46m
3:34PM0.36m
4:06AM0.56m
4:18PM0.52m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:27
9:24
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
9
10
9
8
7
9
8
9
11
12
14
12
13
11
10
8
14
11
12
7
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