Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 10PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
6
0.3
W
10
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
1
W
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
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
17
17
22
47
91
298
640
1043
1087
998
895
723
708
563
492
469
459
417
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:39PM2.16m
12:15PM2.00m
1:06AM2.02m
2:01PM2.00m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.69m
6:00AM0.81m
6:34PM0.83m
7:25AM0.87m
8:12PM0.85m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:21
9:17
 mm
1
1
3
4
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
11
10
8
8
8
7
9
8
9
10
9
8
8
7
8
12
13
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