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Machir Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
9.3° 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 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
127 | 219 | 319 | 362 | 430 | 423 | 353 | 640 | 964 | 1630 | 1298 | 1248 | 1168 | 1121 | 1077 | 912 | 733 | 599 | 590 | 581 | 537 | 503 | 418 | 411 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:39PM2.29m | 5:00AM2.62m | 5:14PM2.44m | 5:32AM2.67m | 5:47PM2.55m | 6:02AM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.40m | 11:07AM0.41m | 11:13PM0.31m | 11:38AM0.31m | 11:48PM0.26m | 12:08PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 127 | 219 | 319 | 362 | 430 | 423 | 353 | 347 | 964 | 1630 | 1298 | 1248 | 1168 | 1121 | 1077 | 912 | 733 | 599 | 590 | 581 | 537 | 503 | 418 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 9 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 5 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 263 | 640 | 284 | 217 | 224 | 157 | 68 | 39 | — | — | 37 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 36 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 97 | 93 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 61 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Inner Hebrides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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