Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.9°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 2PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (03 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
8
2
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
8
2.2
W
9
2.5
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
181
161
176
201
371
645
794
1363
3156
4366
4357
4234
3967
3582
2990
2275
1583
1102
818
561
479
325
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:45AM2.36m
10:10PM2.28m
10:36AM2.16m
11:11PM2.02m
11:59AM1.99m
Low Tide
3:53PM0.53m
4:21AM0.68m
4:54PM0.77m
5:32AM0.87m
6:30PM0.95m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:09
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
11
8
7
7
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
6
9
11
10
12
12
6
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