Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.7°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (02 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
11
2.4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1058
890
785
1253
1212
992
883
724
625
610
481
490
501
625
603
603
967
967
957
1148
1626
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SW
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:31AM2.41m
9:55PM2.18m
10:32AM2.19m
11:04PM1.92m
12:10PM2.04m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.59m
4:05AM0.67m
4:55PM0.85m
5:25AM0.86m
6:46PM0.99m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:28
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7:31
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7:33
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7:00
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6:57
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6:53
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 mm
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3
4
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
7
7
9
7
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
9
8
7
5
4
6
9
11
12
10
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