Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.6° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.7
W
8
2
W
9
2.3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
4
W
11
4.5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
12
5
WNW
13
5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
270
409
600
874
1306
1308
1337
1991
2541
3854
5438
6270
7781
8420
8386
7048
5258
3993
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
35
S
30
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
NW
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:02PM2.79m
5:16AM2.54m
5:38PM2.90m
5:51AM2.68m
6:10PM2.93m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.30m
11:14AM0.13m
11:45PM0.17m
11:50AM0.04m
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light rain
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light rain
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7:43
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7:45
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6:44
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6:42
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6:38
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 mm
5
8
2
11
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
2
4
10
9
7
5
3
2
1
0
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-1
0
0
2
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