Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.5
W
11
1.8
W
11
3.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
6
W
13
5.5
W
14
5
W
14
4.5
W
13
4.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.3
W
11
2.3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
354
498
834
2846
6105
11724
11854
9327
7777
6827
4339
5329
3930
3401
2796
1893
1323
1242
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
50
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSW
55
SSW
70
SW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
SSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:17PM2.93m
5:35AM2.84m
5:54PM2.91m
6:13AM2.86m
6:32PM2.80m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.04m
11:33AM0.01m
11:55PM0.03m
12:14PM0.05m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:20
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7:22
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5:00
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4:58
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4:54
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 mm
8
2
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3
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
13
13
12
13
14
14
12
Feels °C
8
7
5
5
0
-4
-2
-2
-2
0
-1
0
4
5
4
6
9
9
7
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