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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 27 Jan 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
9.1° 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 6PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 27). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jan)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (27 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)141516161518171616161515151514141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1142124116111591133114363069329829112164186513961212945813703585440355345256184139137
Wind
(km/h)
75
ESE
70
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSE
35
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
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		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
2.13
12:05AM
1.97
1:01PM
2.03
1:53AM
2.04
2:36PM
2.10
3:14AM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
0.84
6:21AM
0.83
7:13PM
0.85
7:59AM
0.80
8:37PM
0.72
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise8:29-------8:26-------8:26-------
Sunset--4:47-------4:50-------4:52-----
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
8101-111--1-------------1
Temp. °C446577778787776666766554
Feels °C (?)-12-11-7-8-6-1-2-10-3-2-3-3-3-4-3-4-4-3-5-5-6-6-7
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