Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 1PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
139
178
196
175
152
111
124
142
146
119
95
76
74
57
37
36
24
23
11
11
10
7
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
NE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:51AM2.56m
8:18PM2.76m
8:23AM2.55m
8:49PM2.72m
8:56AM2.49m
9:22PM2.64m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.15m
2:20AM0.39m
2:24PM0.18m
2:51AM0.41m
2:57PM0.25m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:30
9:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
11
11
9
10
11
12
10
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