Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.7° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 8AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (06 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (06 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.7
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1898
1517
1252
972
867
707
610
598
533
610
622
680
757
980
1369
1395
1421
1277
1027
808
619
458
324
550
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
25
S
40
SSE
40
S
30
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
2:51AM1.92m
3:30PM2.36m
3:54AM2.14m
4:21PM2.60m
4:39AM2.36m
5:02PM2.79m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.72m
9:45PM0.68m
9:47AM0.49m
10:33PM0.47m
10:34AM0.28m
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light rain
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clear
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rain showers
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clear
clear
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cloud
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light rain
mod rain
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7:39
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7:41
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6:49
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6:46
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6:44
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 mm
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1
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3
7
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Temp °C
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
9
11
14
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
8
5
1
4
9
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