Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.9°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
10
1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.2
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
319
212
162
125
107
70
38
35
61
58
56
54
308
1197
3180
4340
4849
4238
3803
2802
2103
1507
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
60
SE
50
SE
30
S
40
S
45
SSE
50
S
50
SSE
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:32AM2.81m
7:51PM2.87m
8:07AM2.75m
8:27PM2.69m
8:46AM2.61m
9:07PM2.45m
Low Tide
1:31PM0.02m
1:52AM0.13m
2:09PM0.14m
2:29AM0.26m
2:51PM0.34m
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light rain
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7:26
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1
2
12
7
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
16
17
17
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
5
4
4
5
6
7
7
7
11
7
6
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
4
6
7
7
7
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