Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.4° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 4PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
15
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.8
W
9
1.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4589
4110
3410
2609
2139
1850
1413
1227
955
799
1075
1030
1009
898
400
648
555
384
371
563
587
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:46AM2.61m
9:07PM2.45m
9:31AM2.41m
9:55PM2.18m
10:32AM2.19m
Low Tide
2:51PM0.34m
3:11AM0.45m
3:43PM0.59m
4:05AM0.67m
4:55PM0.85m
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:26
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7:28
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7:31
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7:01
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7:00
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6:57
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 mm
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1
4
2
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
12
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
7
9
6
6
6
7
7
7
10
7
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
8
9
9
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