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Machir Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 GMT
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Machir Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
8.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 2PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (18 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (18 Mar)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121515141313131212121212121211111114131313151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1227254122152019171015141336115598887077366154646437135129129194310111058232527213072
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
S
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
2.68
5:36AM
3.01
5:48PM
2.80
6:08AM
3.08
6:21PM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
0.22
11:14PM
0.03
11:41AM
0.08
11:46PM
-0.08
12:12PM
0.01
12:20AM
-0.11
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise6:33-------6:31-------6:28-------
Sunset---6:34-------6:36-------6:37----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C899910991010111111111110101010101010988
Feels °C (?)577654566887677787787645
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