Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.9°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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)23ft (7.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.2
W
13
1.8
W
12
4.5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
12
7
W
15
7.5
W
16
7.5
W
16
7
W
15
6.5
W
14
6.5
WNW
14
6
W
14
5.5
W
13
5
W
13
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
2.4
W
11
2
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2270
2199
2106
1592
957
4401
8497
21174
29540
25446
21857
18398
16360
12987
10394
7517
4898
3279
2166
1405
969
657
487
450
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
SW
35
S
55
SSE
65
S
70
WSW
75
SW
85
WSW
95
W
85
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
65
W
60
W
50
W
40
W
30
SW
35
S
45
SE
40
SSE
35
S
40
S
55
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:49AM2.41m
5:07PM2.74m
5:24AM2.60m
5:42PM2.87m
5:59AM2.75m
6:17PM2.93m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.45m
10:45AM0.32m
11:13PM0.26m
11:19AM0.16m
11:45PM0.12m
11:55AM0.05m
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8:18
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12
9
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2
1
1
1
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4
7
4
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Temp °C
10
10
9
9
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
13
14
16
15
Feels °C
5
4
1
-3
-2
-5
-7
-7
-9
-8
-6
-7
-6
-4
-3
0
2
5
3
1
6
8
10
6
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