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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 GMT
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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
12.6° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than 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 12PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (20 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (20 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
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 (?)
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
1.6
W
2.5
WSW
2.3
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)7777666610101414141399813131312111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)480437362311253169965352515789131170381928699106010701021926777755661
Wind
(km/h)
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
20
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
30
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
2.53
5:38AM
2.60
5:50PM
2.50
6:10AM
2.58
6:22PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
0.38
11:23PM
0.33
11:43AM
0.40
11:53PM
0.34
12:15PM
0.46
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C666667777776666910101010101099
Feels °C (?)-5-4-4-4-4-112210-2-2-3-3244344523
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