Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.8
W
12
2.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
494
580
789
789
646
524
1671
1864
1950
1708
1617
1452
1141
911
734
606
535
388
308
296
392
911
1810
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
W
10
S
20
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
35
S
30
S
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
High Tide
3:39AM1.83m
4:11PM2.13m
4:20AM2.05m
4:45PM2.36m
4:53AM2.26m
5:15PM2.59m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.86m
10:24PM0.86m
10:23AM0.64m
10:55PM0.65m
10:55AM0.43m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
19
17
17
16
13
13
13
13
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
16
17
13
Feels °C
16
14
13
13
11
12
12
10
10
10
8
9
9
9
11
10
7
6
6
5
5
9
12
10
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