Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.2° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 5PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
4
W
11
4
W
11
4
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2857
3016
3302
3552
4297
4523
4125
3170
2601
2184
1702
1413
1256
1174
940
805
778
698
577
441
424
Wind (km/h)
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
W
10
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:07AM1.84m
11:35PM1.65m
1:27PM1.74m
2:21AM1.64m
3:24PM1.90m
Low Tide
5:53PM1.21m
6:34AM1.15m
8:19PM1.22m
8:40AM1.06m
9:41PM1.06m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
16
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
6
6
7
7
8
10
6
5
9
14
16
17
19
19
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