Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.3°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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 4PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (14 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (14 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
6
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
11
2.3
W
11
3
W
12
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
4
W
16
3.5
WNW
15
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
13
3
W
12
3
WNW
12
2.3
W
12
2
W
12
2.5
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
2.1
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1128
1327
2391
4758
5582
7351
6371
5054
4651
4458
4145
3459
2536
2524
1505
1098
1750
988
887
776
1104
Wind (km/h)
50
S
55
S
55
SSW
50
SSW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:55AM2.64m
8:08PM2.47m
8:27AM2.49m
8:38PM2.27m
9:02AM2.31m
9:12PM2.07m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.36m
2:12AM0.41m
2:35PM0.57m
2:42AM0.58m
3:10PM0.79m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:52
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7:54
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7:56
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6:29
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6:25
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6:23
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 mm
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1
4
6
7
5
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
15
16
15
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
3
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
3
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