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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 14 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
8.1° 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: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (14 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (14 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
2.4
W
2
W
2
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
6.5
W
7
W
7
W
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)131312121213131311101113191919191818171616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3253269620461805122718791357129316042686468776442956634009340092925624171189751357497007428606843213939
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
40
S
45
SSW
45
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
50
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
1.84
3:28AM
2.12
3:37PM
2.07
4:02AM
2.38
4:11PM
2.30
4:34AM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
1.08
9:02PM
0.88
9:40AM
0.86
9:41PM
0.64
10:12AM
0.63
10:13PM
0.40
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise6:45-------6:41-------6:39-------
Sunset---6:25-------6:28-------6:30----
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
121----111111111112-----
Temp. °C77777767765555667781010101010
Feels °C (?)01111-1-4-2-4-6-8-8-7-7-5-4-1-1-133120
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