Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.9° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
1.1
W
4
1.7
W
6
1.8
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
2.5
W
8
2.1
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
10
22
57
74
86
84
62
43
221
338
240
176
181
173
205
397
881
653
400
304
223
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:25AM2.71m
7:47PM2.91m
7:57AM2.71m
8:18PM2.85m
8:29AM2.64m
8:51PM2.72m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.20m
1:25PM0.02m
1:49AM0.19m
1:56PM0.06m
2:19AM0.22m
2:29PM0.15m
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part cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:22
8:21
 mm
1
2
1
1
4
5
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
14
12
11
7
8
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
11
11
13
13
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