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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 05 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 9PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)--
Afternoon (05 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (05 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.3
WNW
2
W
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)91011111111111111121218181716161615151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170522061775146611869346984954183474492839406543343614314227892512221121212121172315531349
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
40
W
25
W
25
SW
20
S
30
SSE
35
SE
45
SE
40
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
55
SE
45
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
2.62
8:24AM
2.47
8:41PM
2.47
8:53AM
2.28
9:15PM
2.29
9:25AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
0.30
2:18AM
0.38
2:27PM
0.43
2:48AM
0.57
2:55PM
0.60
3:20AM
0.78
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:41-------6:39--
Sunset-8:09-------8:12-------8:14------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C7777667888998888911131210101010
Feels °C (?)-4-3-100-2-2-2-1-2-1-1-2-3-3-4-14764457
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