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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 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
9.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)9811101010101111111112131312121212121313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2321851462653027921066130412709531006993119212111009976847909133316501971178317961472
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
10
NNW
5
SSW
25
S
20
SW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
SSW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
2.44
8:42AM
2.68
8:46PM
2.30
9:23AM
2.48
9:28PM
2.14
10:06AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
0.40
2:18AM
0.18
2:57PM
0.55
3:01AM
0.35
3:42PM
0.71
3:47AM
0.56
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise------8:52-------8:51-------8:51-
Sunset4:09-------4:12-------4:14-------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----11-----11---11-1122
Temp. °C665467777666666777777737
Feels °C (?)022-20023532120-10-10020-1-23
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