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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.1° 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 5AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (21 Mar)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (21 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121515151516161515151414141314141413131414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88425262856303034994075449040223526288025412534236227093848465043244374434146714920431436802665
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
2.86
6:42AM
3.05
6:56PM
2.85
7:17AM
2.93
7:32PM
2.77
7:54AM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20AM
-0.11
12:45PM
0.01
12:57AM
-0.05
1:20PM
0.10
1:36AM
0.10
1:58PM
0.27
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:20---
Sunset-------6:39-------6:42-------6:44
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1---------1-
Temp. °C998889999999888877777779
Feels °C (?)565556556543310-1-1-1021-1-10
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