Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break
Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Machir Bay (Islay)

Issued: 6 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
10.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 2AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jun)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (09 Jun)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
11
1.9
W
11
2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.9
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
764
804
873
884
901
831
750
670
850
917
798
650
557
484
407
348
367
515
562
516
471
372
275
230
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
SW
20
S
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:17AM2.18m
12:38PM1.93m
1:22AM2.23m
1:52PM1.99m
2:28AM2.31m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.74m
6:38AM0.88m
6:45PM0.74m
7:42AM0.79m
7:50PM0.69m
8:42AM0.66m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:41
4:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:07
10:07
10:08
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
6
7
6
4
5
4
5
6
5
6
7
4
7
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
6
4
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
11
1.9
W
11
2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
Energy kJ
764
804
873
884
883
831
750
670
764
798
557
484
407
325
516
471
372
275
230
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
11
0.3
S
3
1.9
W
11
2
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.9
W
9
0.5
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
901
2
850
917
650
348
367
515
562
4
14
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
65
65
61
65
63
61
65
81
1025
619
327
66
14
14
72
1259
1356
360
63
14
14
61
71
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Inner Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
2
3
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
7
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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