Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.7° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 10AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
10
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
12
5
W
12
5
WNW
12
5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1040
1185
1292
1368
1991
2740
4238
5747
6686
7540
8049
6860
5173
4001
3004
2545
1660
593
424
585
296
198
128
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
WNW
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
5
W
10
S
20
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:38PM2.90m
5:51AM2.68m
6:10PM2.93m
6:23AM2.76m
6:40PM2.89m
Low Tide
11:14AM0.13m
11:45PM0.17m
11:50AM0.04m
00:16AM0.11m
12:25PM0.03m
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7:45
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7:47
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6:42
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6:38
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 mm
3
1
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
3
2
1
2
-1
-1
-3
-3
-3
0
0
1
3
4
6
8
8
6
4
4
3
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