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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 BST
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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
8.3° 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 10PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)--
Afternoon (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
1.1
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)111010101414131313131212121514141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23023554648019411733163214871617238223762104155629422614218719492065382342162918304233183635
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
45
SSE
45
S
25
SW
15
NNW
20
NW
5
SSW
10
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
20
SW
25
S
30
SE
50
ESE
60
S
70
NW
65
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossoncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44PM
2.72
7:01AM
2.86
7:12PM
2.74
7:28AM
2.77
7:41PM
2.71
7:56AM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
0.05
1:07PM
0.15
1:18AM
0.11
1:34PM
0.20
1:48AM
0.22
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:50-------6:47--
Sunset-8:04-------8:06-------8:07------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1342121631---1-27121--11
Temp. °C667876645666655369457656
Feels °C (?)-3-4-333141-5-5-4-3-1-1-2-4-5-3-11-9-3-3-4-4
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