Machir Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
8.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)--
Afternoon (10 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (10 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
!
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.5
WSW
4
WSW
6
W
6
W
5.5
W
5
W
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5.5
W
6
W
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
6
W
6
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
Period(s) (?)121213121414151515141413141414141415161615141514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1245133022684277132541534413486113401017788737655757793389457106031034712193160201954215040174711407088617627
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
50
SSE
50
SW
65
SW
65
WSW
60
W
55
W
40
W
45
WSW
50
SW
55
SSW
60
SW
60
SW
55
SW
45
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
SSW
65
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
2.04
9:32AM
1.86
10:12PM
1.82
10:40AM
1.66
12:30AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00PM
0.83
3:29AM
0.99
3:45PM
1.03
4:43AM
1.21
5:33PM
1.18
7:24AM
1.25
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------6:52-------6:50-------6:47-
Sunset-6:16-------6:20-------6:22------
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-32-111-----310721111-322
Temp. °C9109877788899986666552467
Feels °C (?)10-2-6-7-6-5-2-3-3-3-4-3-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-8-10-3-2
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