Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.1° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (25 Jul)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (25 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
8
2.4
W
8
3
W
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2
W
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
761
1328
1341
1250
1130
1031
943
726
694
832
896
922
1115
1138
1047
882
802
711
630
552
546
474
463
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
45
WSW
40
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
S
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:20AM1.87m
4:00PM1.99m
4:21AM1.97m
4:51PM2.14m
5:06AM2.11m
5:32PM2.31m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.93m
10:08PM0.93m
10:27AM0.81m
11:01PM0.81m
11:13AM0.65m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:44
9:42
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
6
8
9
10
11
12
11
12
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
11
11
10
13
14
12
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