Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
0
0
1
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)
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
W
12
2.1
WNW
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
W
10
2.3
WSW
9
2.4
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
12
4.5
W
13
5
W
14
5
W
14
4.5
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
13
3.5
WNW
13
3
W
13
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
1027
1092
934
798
667
697
773
876
1015
1660
2903
4678
7787
10162
9371
7330
6611
5445
4354
3289
2377
2140
1894
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:54AM2.48m
9:10PM2.31m
9:28AM2.28m
9:42PM2.07m
10:07AM2.06m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.42m
3:05PM0.50m
3:17AM0.61m
3:41PM0.75m
3:51AM0.82m
4:26PM1.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:38
7:36
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
2
Temp °C
13
14
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
13
14
15
Feels °C
7
10
9
9
7
8
8
7
7
5
4
3
4
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
5
6
9
8
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