Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 7AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
61
51
51
34
35
36
36
70
348
435
484
422
488
488
450
443
765
1183
1194
1156
1109
1039
826
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:32AM1.96m
1:10PM1.88m
1:54AM1.85m
2:45PM1.88m
3:20AM1.87m
4:00PM1.99m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.96m
7:35PM0.99m
8:14AM0.99m
8:58PM1.01m
9:28AM0.93m
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:47
9:45
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
9
10
10
11
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
6
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
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