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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 GMT
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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
12.4° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than 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 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Nov)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
2
WSW
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)141414138981313131212111111111211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57891311705506684009438227977386985564673965561098930771610599505486416
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SW
35
S
35
SE
30
E
35
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		ononononononcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
2.50
6:10AM
2.58
6:22PM
2.44
6:45AM
2.52
6:55PM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
0.40
11:53PM
0.34
12:15PM
0.46
12:24AM
0.38
12:47PM
0.56
12:56AM
0.45
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise8:11-------8:14-------8:15-------
Sunset--4:09-------4:07-------4:07-----
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---22-1-11---24-111-----
Temp. °C76667101010109109989867677788
Feels °C (?)0-2-3-3-123444752-11-1-20-212112
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