Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (07 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
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)
0.9
W
5
1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.7
W
7
2.1
W
9
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
53
91
295
656
1043
1087
998
815
740
587
492
427
481
528
539
528
459
399
356
380
372
318
304
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:39PM2.16m
12:15PM2.00m
1:06AM2.02m
2:01PM2.00m
2:51AM2.03m
3:36PM2.18m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.81m
6:34PM0.83m
7:25AM0.87m
8:12PM0.85m
8:55AM0.78m
9:42PM0.71m
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:17
9:15
 mm
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
10
10
8
7
7
9
12
12
10
11
9
10
11
11
11
12
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