Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.9
W
8
1
WNW
5
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
160
157
123
115
133
130
127
122
50
108
51
165
210
195
229
183
186
191
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
E
5
SSW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:00PM3.07m
7:11AM2.74m
7:38PM3.09m
7:47AM2.74m
8:14PM3.01m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.11m
1:14PM-0.13m
1:47AM0.11m
1:53PM-0.11m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:05
9:02
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
20
19
20
19
13
13
12
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
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