Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.8
NW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
51
34
33
21
18
19
19
33
66
87
83
79
57
55
36
34
22
21
20
21
37
33
30
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:23AM2.27m
5:48PM2.54m
5:54AM2.43m
6:18PM2.71m
6:24AM2.57m
6:47PM2.84m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.67m
11:30AM0.44m
11:56PM0.51m
11:59AM0.27m
00:25AM0.38m
12:27PM0.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
17
17
18
16
15
15
16
19
19
20
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
11
15
16
16
13
12
13
15
18
17
18
15
16
16
13
12
12
12
13
12
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