Machir Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 BST
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Machir Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
10.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 2PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (01 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (01 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
251
198
238
233
180
173
160
157
154
144
88
113
138
72
135
270
223
591
490
389
359
347
349
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
S
20
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:42AM2.43m
7:04PM2.54m
7:16AM2.40m
7:40PM2.51m
7:50AM2.35m
8:18PM2.46m
Low Tide
12:47PM0.39m
1:12AM0.50m
1:21PM0.41m
1:47AM0.57m
1:56PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:47
4:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:58
9:59
10:00
10:00
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
9
9
10
11
10
11
10
11
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
6
6
6
3
6
9
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
256
251
198
238
233
180
173
160
157
154
144
88
113
6
5
20
270
223
591
490
389
359
347
349
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
5
0.1
W
15
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
W
15
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
7
0.6
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
6
2
1
1
4
1
4
1
6
6
5
43
67
144
171
52
12
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
6
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.9
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSE
2
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
3
4
8
4
138
72
135
2
3
13
15
7
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
93
14
14
14
0
0
0
14
14
71
71
81
86
97
223
62
14
62
62
61
14
14
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Inner Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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