Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.3°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
136
106
106
252
309
343
407
394
442
430
541
511
485
466
347
282
273
199
189
146
108
128
94
94
69
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:49PM2.25m
1:20AM1.93m
2:02PM2.39m
2:25AM2.10m
2:54PM2.53m
3:13AM2.29m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.75m
7:12PM0.84m
7:15AM0.66m
8:16PM0.69m
8:18AM0.53m
9:04PM0.53m
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
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