Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
551
492
710
668
627
538
417
431
440
380
351
318
264
207
171
140
104
96
75
57
Wind (km/h)
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:01PM2.00m
2:51AM2.03m
3:36PM2.18m
4:09AM2.19m
4:42PM2.45m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.87m
8:12PM0.85m
8:55AM0.78m
9:42PM0.71m
10:08AM0.58m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:15
9:14
 mm
2
1
1
4
3
2
3
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
13
11
11
12
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
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