Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
W
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
288
216
171
140
104
99
75
73
57
55
38
25
24
16
12
29
43
121
108
102
98
105
96
88
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:09AM2.19m
4:42PM2.45m
5:06AM2.38m
5:34PM2.72m
5:52AM2.55m
6:19PM2.94m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.58m
10:49PM0.51m
11:04AM0.34m
11:42PM0.32m
11:52AM0.11m
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part cloud
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:48
5:50
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9:14
9:12
9:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
18
17
16
16
17
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
10
10
8
9
10
12
13
11
10
11
12
15
17
16
16
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