Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Issued: 6 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
11.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (15 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
130
101
73
51
36
38
41
48
47
44
41
26
41
93
121
117
108
141
161
164
158
191
180
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
10
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
0
W
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:42PM2.69m
6:06AM2.69m
6:31PM2.83m
6:53AM2.69m
7:21PM2.90m
7:40AM2.64m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.20m
12:06PM0.15m
00:37AM0.15m
12:55PM0.09m
1:30AM0.17m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:39
4:39
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:10
10:10
10:12
10:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
10
8
9
9
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
11
13
12
13
13
12
10
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
164
130
101
73
51
36
38
41
48
47
44
41
26
25
93
121
117
108
141
161
164
158
191
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
17
6
5
6
3
2
1
3
26
41
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
3
2
1
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
5
8
13
15
12
6
2
2
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
14
0
0
0
76
76
76
76
76
71
76
71
71
71
71
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Inner Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
4
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