Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
10
1.5
W
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
130
268
165
182
226
432
735
533
382
289
219
182
149
117
93
70
54
68
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:18PM2.85m
8:29AM2.64m
8:51PM2.72m
9:04AM2.53m
9:27PM2.52m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.06m
2:19AM0.22m
2:29PM0.15m
2:53AM0.32m
3:07PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:17
 mm
1
2
4
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
Feels °C
9
11
8
9
9
8
8
10
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
9
10
12
15
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