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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 01 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
8.2° 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 10PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)--
Afternoon (01 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (01 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.2
W
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
2
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
1.6
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)11111110101113121191010141413131313121216151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1276841649853641332569385230359555590160830093032323431842561217421041314309426862247
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
20
N
10
N
5
SE
25
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
SSE
45
S
40
WNW
25
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
20
SSW
30
SSE
50
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossonononononononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
2.65
6:33AM
2.90
6:44PM
2.72
7:01AM
2.86
7:12PM
2.74
7:28AM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
0.06
12:39PM
0.15
12:47AM
0.05
1:07PM
0.15
1:18AM
0.11
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:52-------6:50--
Sunset-8:01-------8:04-------8:06------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------13331-1--------3
Temp. °C666666666677777776666554
Feels °C (?)-2-3-2023-1-3-3-3-2-3-21-1-1-2-4-4-30-1-3-7
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