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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 04 Dec 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (05 Dec)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (05 Dec)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
3
5
5
2
0
0
3
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)161716161616151414131312191917161615141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61766634535544813794294918471321100267064049613654348397435253025251321551787142110037711034
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
50
SE
70
SE
65
ESE
50
SE
30
SSE
15
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSE
35
SE
45
SE
45
SE
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
2.83
5:27PM
2.79
5:51AM
2.91
6:12PM
2.72
6:38AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.08
11:28PM
0.06
11:59AM
0.09
12:14AM
0.06
12:49PM
0.19
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise----8:36-------8:37-------8:38---
Sunset------3:55-------3:53-------3:53-
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---1--4662231----1---298
Temp. °C877899881010109999101111111010101010
Feels °C (?)3-1-111-2-6-60473556776663116
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