Machir Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 BST
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Machir Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
8.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 5PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (11 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
WSW
4
W
4.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)16161615141313141414141313121211111010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)638899678713583938573135286259367995105499475671850183152224314051086785656490414361361287
Wind
(km/h)
60
S
45
S
45
S
45
SSE
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
60
SW
60
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
1.23
7:49PM
1.05
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:26-------6:24
Sunset---8:22-------8:23-------8:25----
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--11-1311-----1---1----
Temp. °C578767777788877668888777
Feels °C (?)-8-3-2-4-3-1-2-3-6-6-4-2-1-100-12333221
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