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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 10 Jul 2025 BST
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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
13.1° 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 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Fri
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)899999999999999999888899888109998855988881010999988888991111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)23529231130426222422922922919219418918918916416313511798888710073685672676675555481485867167133213981924883202952341881451098482100131214300430449400400379314234
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
20
SSE
10
NW
20
WNW
10
N
5
NE
5
SE
15
S
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrossglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
2.50
6:38AM
2.43
7:05PM
2.60
7:14AM
2.49
7:42PM
2.68
7:49AM
2.52
8:19PM
2.73
8:26AM
2.50
8:57PM
2.73
9:04AM
2.45
9:36PM
2.69
9:45AM
2.37
10:19PM
2.59
10:31AM
2.26
11:07PM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
0.54
12:42PM
0.34
1:08AM
0.48
1:17PM
0.25
1:45AM
0.44
1:52PM
0.19
2:22AM
0.42
2:29PM
0.18
3:01AM
0.44
3:07PM
0.22
3:44AM
0.49
3:50PM
0.30
4:30AM
0.56
4:39PM
0.43
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Fri
18
Sunrise-----4:54-------4:56-------4:58-------4:58-------5:01-------5:01-------5:03------
Sunset--10:06-------10:05-------10:04-------10:02-------10:01-------10:00------9:59-------9:58--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718171716171819202019171719212222232220202021212121191716151413141414131314141414141414141516161817161514151815151414
Feels °C (?)161719161614141414151615121214161718192018171717161617151311121310121313101010101112131010101011131513111010101414141313
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