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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 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
9.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 1PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)1515151414141413131312121211111110101010109920
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2541244122112181196817681329987848712572469387292282229216162156123118818168
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
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
/ height (m)
4:20PM
2.18
4:45AM
2.35
4:56PM
2.32
5:21AM
2.51
5:30PM
2.44
5:55AM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
0.76
10:28PM
0.60
10:54AM
0.63
11:04PM
0.45
11:29AM
0.53
11:37PM
0.31
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise8:45-------8:44-------8:41-------
Sunset--4:25-------4:28-------4:29-----
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-121111-----------1----
Temp. °C788988777776788878898888
Feels °C (?)2221-10-1001212111-20122112
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