Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.9° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1.5
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
8
2.3
W
10
3
W
10
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
4
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
133
147
367
726
588
544
1576
713
1138
1887
2574
3162
3654
3370
2804
2582
3135
4252
3716
3113
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
30
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
NW
50
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:10PM2.00m
2:58AM1.93m
3:41PM2.25m
4:08AM2.14m
4:38PM2.55m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.94m
8:27PM0.92m
8:56AM0.79m
9:52PM0.72m
10:04AM0.54m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
18
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
12
14
10
11
7
7
6
7
6
6
4
4
4
5
6
3
2
3
4
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