Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.9
WSW
7
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
2
WSW
6
2.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
289
247
213
177
146
121
93
72
54
38
94
162
188
152
143
161
310
545
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
15
S
30
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:51PM2.72m
9:04AM2.53m
9:27PM2.52m
9:45AM2.36m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.15m
2:53AM0.32m
3:07PM0.31m
3:32AM0.48m
3:53PM0.53m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:17
8:15
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
14
12
11
11
12
12
11
8
7
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