Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
NW
5
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
66
87
83
79
57
55
36
34
22
21
12
11
18
32
36
24
16
10
11
21
16
16
15
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
0
E
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
5
NE
0
SE
15
N
20
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:54AM2.43m
6:18PM2.71m
6:24AM2.57m
6:47PM2.84m
6:55AM2.67m
7:17PM2.91m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.51m
11:59AM0.27m
00:25AM0.38m
12:27PM0.14m
00:52AM0.27m
12:56PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:30
8:28
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
16
19
21
20
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
11
12
15
19
18
17
17
17
13
13
12
12
11
13
13
14
13
15
14
12
11
12
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