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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 11 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
8.2° 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 12PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)18ft (5.5m)15s
Afternoon (11 Mar)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (11 Mar)15ft (4.5m)14s

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

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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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0
0
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0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4.5
WNW
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
6
W
6
W
5.5
WNW
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)131415151514141314141414141416161616161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10777130311266010631923781237065670080238320891689991083012767155221802816510133881023291398307709365166335
Wind
(km/h)
60
WSW
55
W
50
W
40
W
45
WSW
50
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
SW
70
WSW
65
SW
40
WSW
30
W
35
W
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
1.86
10:12PM
1.82
10:40AM
1.66
12:30AM
1.70
1:34PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
1.03
4:43AM
1.21
5:33PM
1.18
7:24AM
1.25
7:56PM
1.10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise--6:52-------6:50-------6:47-----
Sunset-----6:20-------6:22-------6:23--
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Rain (mm)
111-1-----123112223111111
Temp. °C8778888991086654436777777
Feels °C (?)-5-5-4-1-2-3-3-3-3-3-1-5-6-7-9-11-12-4-1-2-3-2-2-2
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