Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.5° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 5PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
W
11
2.3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
625
544
408
445
501
546
569
865
1013
1013
1004
1152
1794
1797
1765
1959
1639
1492
1461
1289
1317
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
NW
15
NW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:32AM2.19m
11:04PM1.92m
12:10PM2.04m
1:04AM1.79m
2:14PM2.12m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.85m
5:25AM0.86m
6:46PM0.99m
7:14AM0.88m
8:35PM0.89m
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:31
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7:33
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7:35
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6:57
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6:53
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6:52
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 mm
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1
1
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2
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1
1
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1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
9
10
8
6
5
5
7
10
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
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