Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
31
49
27
30
58
68
99
145
266
355
270
216
166
128
78
93
109
120
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:29AM2.67m
7:59PM3.02m
8:11AM2.64m
8:43PM2.97m
8:51AM2.55m
9:25PM2.83m
Low Tide
1:33PM-0.04m
2:11AM0.19m
2:17PM-0.03m
2:55AM0.28m
3:00PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:03
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
9:58
9:57
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
17
16
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
16
16
Feels °C
18
17
17
16
14
12
11
11
10
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
7
8
9
12
11
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