Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.1° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
71
50
47
46
28
26
27
27
27
26
15
9
12
13
13
13
31
30
25
24
39
51
90
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
0
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
ESE
0
NNW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:27PM2.86m
6:46AM2.65m
7:14PM2.99m
7:29AM2.67m
7:59PM3.02m
8:11AM2.64m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.20m
12:47PM0.03m
1:25AM0.16m
1:33PM-0.04m
2:11AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:01
10:00
9:59
9:58
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
19
19
19
17
17
18
19
20
22
22
21
20
20
19
20
20
19
18
14
13
14
14
Feels °C
17
19
18
17
17
14
15
17
19
18
20
21
21
20
21
18
18
18
17
15
11
10
11
9
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