Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.4° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 4AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (02 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
11
2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
11
2
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.3
W
12
2.4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1703
1519
1227
955
890
988
1030
1130
990
883
650
557
544
373
436
513
650
639
646
723
881
1190
1444
1768
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
S
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:31AM2.41m
9:55PM2.18m
10:32AM2.19m
11:04PM1.92m
12:10PM2.04m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.45m
3:43PM0.59m
4:05AM0.67m
4:55PM0.85m
5:25AM0.86m
6:46PM0.99m
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7:28
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7:31
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7:33
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7:00
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6:57
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6:53
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7
3
1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
16
16
15
Feels °C
6
7
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
7
9
10
9
7
7
6
6
7
11
12
11
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