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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
8.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)11111313131312121514141313121212111111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29229260056965347335928762358152642327219914410364613921191787
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
2.82
8:19PM
2.80
8:40AM
2.60
9:05PM
2.64
9:27AM
2.33
10:01PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:00PM
0.11
2:26AM
0.18
2:43PM
0.27
3:18AM
0.42
3:33PM
0.47
4:21AM
0.69
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:05-------6:01
Sunset---8:40-------8:43-------8:45----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----2------------------
Temp. °C89101087668111211876789101010988
Feels °C (?)466520-2-214630-1-1012454444
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