Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 4AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). 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 (04 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
9
2.4
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
3
WNW
11
2.3
W
11
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
9
1
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
1147
2482
4297
4295
3942
3812
3426
3017
2513
1808
1201
900
697
529
372
269
190
167
201
210
186
173
622
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
45
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
S
25
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:10PM2.28m
10:36AM2.16m
11:11PM2.02m
11:59AM1.99m
00:58AM1.85m
2:10PM2.00m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.68m
4:54PM0.77m
5:32AM0.87m
6:30PM0.95m
7:16AM0.94m
8:27PM0.92m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:09
8:07
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
9
6
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
8
10
10
11
12
9
7
8
9
9
10
10
9
12
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