Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.8° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 2AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.9
WSW
8
2.3
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1066
1447
1658
1575
1316
1123
808
599
458
318
438
658
935
1336
1595
1770
2719
3122
3868
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
W
25
SSW
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SW
45
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
50
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
55
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:21PM2.60m
4:39AM2.36m
5:02PM2.79m
5:16AM2.54m
5:38PM2.90m
Low Tide
10:33PM0.47m
10:34AM0.28m
11:11PM0.30m
11:14AM0.13m
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7:43
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6:46
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6:44
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1
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2
6
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
9
10
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
4
3
3
3
4
6
7
5
1
2
7
7
7
5
2
1
1
-1
-1
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