Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
6
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.5
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
1.5
WNW
5
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1
WSW
7
1.6
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
16
16
13
14
7
11
11
4
7
6
10
22
51
74
86
84
62
100
165
257
217
96
190
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
15
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:55AM2.67m
7:17PM2.91m
7:25AM2.71m
7:47PM2.91m
7:57AM2.71m
8:18PM2.85m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.27m
12:56PM0.05m
1:20AM0.20m
1:25PM0.02m
1:49AM0.19m
1:56PM0.06m
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part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:25
8:22
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
12
14
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
15
14
13
8
5
6
9
9
9
11
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