Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Issued: 6 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
12.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (27 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)--
Afternoon (27 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (27 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
8
2.2
W
11
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
58
50
48
65
151
172
341
1148
3035
3393
3116
2563
2262
1888
1522
1148
915
687
567
434
363
299
239
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
10
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
SSW
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:02PM2.25m
5:17AM2.22m
5:41PM2.35m
5:55AM2.29m
6:19PM2.45m
6:30AM2.35m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.69m
11:23AM0.58m
11:50PM0.62m
12:01PM0.50m
00:28AM0.57m
12:38PM0.42m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:43
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:14
10:14
10:14
10:13
 mm
1
1
8
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
14
10
9
8
6
8
8
5
6
7
6
7
9
11
12
13
14
9
9
7
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.3
W
12
0.6
W
11
1.6
WSW
8
2.2
W
11
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
Energy kJ
63
58
28
48
65
24
86
341
1148
2651
3393
3116
2412
2262
1888
1522
1148
915
687
567
434
363
299
239
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.6
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.6
W
11
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
8
15
50
14
9
3
88
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.3
WNW
8
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
5
5
14
3
11
45
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
6
0.6
SW
3
1.1
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
3
3
W
13
3
W
12
0.3
SSE
2
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
39
26
3
19
7
151
172
1
2
3035
2563
1
10
10
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
93
231
0
91
71
223
333
344
358
375
65
65
65
65
65
61
8
0
0
14
14
61
62
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Inner Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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