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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 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
8.0° 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 11AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
4
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)141413131212121111111111151415151415141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)209518371520121086971495513041300130016132620671992748501729359905759508742873521260621852135
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
35
WSW
25
W
40
WSW
50
W
45
WNW
40
W
35
W
20
W
20
SSW
30
SSE
45
SE
60
SE
65
SE
65
SE
50
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossononononononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
2.08
9:55PM
2.08
10:05AM
1.88
10:53PM
1.88
11:09AM
1.71
12:42AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
0.78
3:28PM
0.77
4:00AM
1.00
4:15PM
0.95
5:11AM
1.19
5:47PM
1.08
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise-6:39-------6:37-------6:33------
Sunset-----8:15-------8:17-------8:20--
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------111-141-------45
Temp. °C88889101298877577665567777
Feels °C (?)56555773300-3-6-4-3-3-1-1-3-5-6-7-7-4
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