Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.2° 

Machir Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 6AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
22
45
34
111
103
120
116
101
84
89
118
151
165
147
108
90
83
101
86
88
72
72
56
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:20AM2.54m
7:46PM2.75m
7:51AM2.56m
8:18PM2.76m
8:23AM2.55m
8:49PM2.72m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.43m
1:25PM0.17m
1:50AM0.39m
1:54PM0.15m
2:20AM0.39m
2:24PM0.18m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:32
9:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
Feels °C
10
10
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
14
13
13
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