Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.7° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 7PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (10 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6912
5912
5007
3998
3179
2689
1645
1176
462
352
290
204
128
94
83
46
106
134
145
183
133
Wind (km/h)
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
25
SE
35
SSE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
45
SE
45
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:10PM2.93m
6:23AM2.76m
6:40PM2.89m
6:54AM2.78m
7:10PM2.79m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.04m
00:16AM0.11m
12:25PM0.03m
00:46AM0.11m
12:58PM0.08m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:45
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7:47
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7:48
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6:38
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6:37
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6:34
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 mm
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
Feels °C
-1
-1
0
1
2
4
5
7
8
6
5
4
4
3
5
7
10
10
8
7
8
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