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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 06 Dec 2025 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 11AM is: 2.4m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Afternoon (06 Dec)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (06 Dec)8ft (2.5m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tue
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
4
4
4
2
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.6
WSW
2.2
W
1.3
W
1.8
WSW
1.5
W
1.8
WSW
2.3
W
1.5
W
2
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)131219191716161514141313131313131212211918171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55149611664011397435253025247921551633113888891516095561092638887480316682513442340743586
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSE
35
SE
50
SE
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
S
40
S
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
2.72
6:38AM
2.91
6:57PM
2.60
7:27AM
2.84
7:42PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
0.09
12:14AM
0.06
12:49PM
0.19
1:00AM
0.12
1:41PM
0.34
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tue
09
Sunrise--8:37-------8:38-------8:40-----
Sunset----3:53-------3:53-------3:52---
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
21---------69----4------
Temp. °C10101010101011111110101091010991091010101010
Feels °C (?)766766867520334212122333
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