Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Forecast

/ Scot – Inner Hebrides (18 surf breaks) /

UK (473 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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 12.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than 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 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (18 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (18 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

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

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	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	W	W	W
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	10	10	10	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	341	717	921	775	749	782	730	620	603	544	544	508	430	389	356	222	159	100	69	53	52	51	57	89
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)		4:18PM 2.51				4:35AM 2.50				4:48PM 2.54				5:06AM 2.57				5:19PM 2.53				5:38AM 2.60
Low Tide / height (m)				10:24PM 0.39				10:38AM 0.39				10:54PM 0.34				11:11AM 0.38				11:23PM 0.33				11:43AM 0.40

	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:11	-
Sunset	4:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	5
Feels °C (?)	-4	-5	-6	-6	-7	-6	-7	-5	-5	-7	-6	-6	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-1	1	2	3	2	0	-3

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