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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 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
8.3° 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 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (04 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (04 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
WNW
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)131312121215141414141381313138910111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2219295027252610183631272441218717791608313916893567261826101426213024862038154412231026792663
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
45
WNW
40
W
35
W
25
W
20
SSW
30
SSE
35
ESE
55
SSE
45
SW
60
NW
60
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
50
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
2.74
7:28AM
2.77
7:41PM
2.71
7:56AM
2.64
8:10PM
2.62
8:24AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
0.15
1:18AM
0.11
1:34PM
0.20
1:48AM
0.22
2:01PM
0.30
2:18AM
0.38
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:47-------6:45--
Sunset-8:06-------8:07-------8:09------
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-1----54751--3111------
Temp. °C776665439845763667776568
Feels °C (?)-3-4-4-3-1-1-4-6-2-2-9-9-4-3-6-6-6-3-110-3-3-1
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