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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 30 Nov 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.4°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 4AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (01 Dec)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (01 Dec)10ft (3.0m)15s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
1.3
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)101010101111131615151515151515141414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156335778769831924139532873678381342974869635662325037422135583312337233613230331230092278
Wind
(km/h)
50
S
40
S
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
5
WSW
25
W
35
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
45
S
50
S
45
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
2.06
2:12PM
2.46
2:40AM
2.27
3:05PM
2.61
3:31AM
2.49
3:54PM
2.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
0.71
7:35AM
0.60
8:23PM
0.53
8:33AM
0.43
9:12PM
0.35
9:27AM
0.27
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise----8:30-------8:32-------8:33---
Sunset------3:57-------3:56-------3:56-
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
4561--27111--1----111-1-
Temp. °C891010997698888888888910998
Feels °C (?)-3133342420-2-2-2-2-1-1-2-2-2-11231
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