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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.1° 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 11PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (22 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
5
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
W
3
WNW
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
WNW
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131311111214161615141314131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)519247674197346831022822246923812135190120372386328544398111119921091387579675966010626952196088248
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
0
NE
15
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
2.77
7:54AM
2.71
8:12PM
2.60
8:35AM
2.43
8:59PM
2.38
9:25AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
0.10
1:36AM
0.10
1:58PM
0.27
2:21AM
0.34
2:41PM
0.49
3:15AM
0.62
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------6:20-------6:18-------6:16-
Sunset-6:42-------6:44-------6:45------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8877766791010111098767555566
Feels °C (?)222351-1-2021100-1-2-3-3-8-8-8-9-6-5
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