Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (28 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1.7
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.7
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
164
214
250
273
359
454
364
311
273
266
224
182
181
138
133
131
147
218
115
172
91
96
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:43AM2.25m
6:09PM2.46m
6:17AM2.38m
6:42PM2.60m
6:49AM2.48m
7:15PM2.70m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.49m
00:18AM0.57m
12:25PM0.35m
00:50AM0.49m
12:55PM0.24m
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:38
9:37
 mm
3
12
1
1
1
4
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
10
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
13
12
13
12
12
13
14
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
8
1
5
7
8
8
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