Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 8AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (15 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
16
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
14
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3
W
13
3
WNW
12
2.4
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7351
6371
5054
4639
4645
4316
3668
3004
2426
1629
1839
1587
1095
1005
885
922
1175
1012
889
705
607
563
483
410
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:27AM2.49m
8:38PM2.27m
9:02AM2.31m
9:12PM2.07m
9:44AM2.10m
9:53PM1.87m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.41m
2:35PM0.57m
2:42AM0.58m
3:10PM0.79m
3:17AM0.77m
3:55PM1.01m
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mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:56
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7:58
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6:25
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6:23
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6:22
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 mm
6
6
3
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
10
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
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