Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 4AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
WNW
5
0.3
W
10
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
W
5
1.6
W
7
1.9
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
251
164
105
31
33
17
24
30
56
85
253
489
788
1043
936
918
822
822
840
780
799
625
471
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
10
W
20
W
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:41PM2.34m
11:02AM2.13m
11:39PM2.16m
12:15PM2.00m
1:06AM2.02m
2:01PM2.00m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.69m
5:15PM0.69m
6:00AM0.81m
6:34PM0.83m
7:25AM0.87m
8:12PM0.85m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
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9:22
9:21
9:17
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
11
10
12
11
10
8
8
7
9
7
9
8
8
9
9
9
13
12
11
11
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