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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
9.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (10 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
2.4
S
1.7
W
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
W
2.3
SW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
Period(s) (?)13131212111111106101011111112111110111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19381850185418481394108972338643557356668582173315502371169213481026835533433416298
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
S
50
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
50
S
50
SSE
45
SSE
60
SSE
35
S
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
2.27
10:15PM
1.99
10:56AM
2.07
11:17PM
1.87
12:03PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.56
4:30PM
0.85
4:40AM
0.77
5:26PM
0.95
5:45AM
0.93
6:34PM
1.01
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise--8:51-------8:49-------8:48-----
Sunset----4:15-------4:16-------4:19---
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
12211-247551-45711111-12
Temp. °C6577775578910101110999888888
Feels °C (?)1-1111-1-6-8-6-3-101-13-2-1-1124431
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