Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.3
WSW
8
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
39
25
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
24
26
31
46
214
353
512
494
400
374
290
290
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08PM1.77m
2:59AM1.71m
3:49PM1.91m
4:09AM1.88m
4:40PM2.12m
Low Tide
7:25AM1.12m
8:40PM1.15m
9:09AM1.04m
10:02PM1.02m
10:14AM0.85m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
18
Feels °C
8
7
8
11
10
11
12
13
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
13
15
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