Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.9° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 8PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
W
9
3
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
11
4
W
11
4
W
11
4
W
11
3.5
W
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
831
1199
1555
2291
3385
3536
3312
3201
2754
2903
2515
1946
1602
1307
452
561
388
297
235
187
172
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:41PM2.25m
4:08AM2.14m
4:38PM2.55m
4:57AM2.37m
5:23PM2.80m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.79m
9:52PM0.72m
10:04AM0.54m
10:48PM0.49m
10:54AM0.28m
light rain
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
6
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
7
8
8
9
11
10
10
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