Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
5
1.9
WNW
6
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.2
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
W
6
1.7
W
8
1.9
W
9
2
W
10
2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
34
268
946
1027
810
606
357
255
164
106
40
42
25
40
53
78
91
173
373
614
755
755
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WNW
40
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:12AM2.27m
10:41PM2.34m
11:02AM2.13m
11:39PM2.16m
12:15PM2.00m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.52m
4:55AM0.69m
5:15PM0.69m
6:00AM0.81m
6:34PM0.83m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:22
9:21
 mm
4
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
6
4
4
5
6
6
6
8
9
10
10
10
9
10
9
8
9
10
9
10
11
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