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Machir Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 2PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Machir Bay (Islay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | |
256 | 251 | 198 | 238 | 233 | 180 | 173 | 160 | 157 | 154 | 144 | 88 | 113 | 138 | 72 | 135 | 270 | 223 | 591 | 490 | 389 | 359 | 347 | 349 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:42AM2.43m | 7:04PM2.54m | 7:16AM2.40m | 7:40PM2.51m | 7:50AM2.35m | 8:18PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.39m | 1:12AM0.50m | 1:21PM0.41m | 1:47AM0.57m | 1:56PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | 10:00 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 256 | 251 | 198 | 238 | 233 | 180 | 173 | 160 | 157 | 154 | 144 | 88 | 113 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 270 | 223 | 591 | 490 | 389 | 359 | 347 | 349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 5 | W 15 | ESE 3 | W 15 | — | SE 5 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 67 | 144 | 171 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 138 | 72 | 135 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 71 | 71 | 81 | 86 | 97 | 223 | 62 | 14 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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