Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
1
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
35
47
83
391
475
474
472
432
439
393
443
703
1099
1341
1225
1124
973
889
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:10PM1.88m
1:54AM1.85m
2:45PM1.88m
3:20AM1.87m
4:00PM1.99m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.99m
8:14AM0.99m
8:58PM1.01m
9:28AM0.93m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:47
9:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
10
9
8
9
9
9
11
7
6
7
8
9
9
10
11
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