Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.5° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
228
230
225
186
183
168
133
127
101
94
66
66
48
44
44
44
28
27
17
16
16
16
17
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:20PM2.06m
2:59AM2.23m
3:37PM2.22m
4:10AM2.34m
4:42PM2.44m
5:08AM2.47m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.70m
9:07AM0.66m
9:37PM0.60m
10:11AM0.52m
10:44PM0.45m
11:08AM0.34m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:56
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:05
10:04
10:02
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
13
12
14
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
18
20
20
18
18
16
15
15
17
Feels °C
13
9
7
8
9
7
11
13
15
15
16
15
13
13
14
16
19
19
15
14
11
10
11
15
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