Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.2
W
9
0.3
NW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
142
146
119
95
76
74
57
37
36
24
18
11
11
10
7
6
4
4
2
2
5
5
4
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
E
30
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:23AM2.55m
8:49PM2.72m
8:56AM2.49m
9:22PM2.64m
9:31AM2.40m
9:58PM2.51m
Low Tide
2:20AM0.39m
2:24PM0.18m
2:51AM0.41m
2:57PM0.25m
3:26AM0.46m
3:34PM0.36m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:29
9:27
 mm
1
2
1
3
2
1
8
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
12
14
12
12
13
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
14
15
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