Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
15.1°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
1
1
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)
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.5
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
W
9
1.4
W
5
2
W
7
1.9
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
16
11
11
6
9
6
10
22
51
74
86
84
99
98
416
450
268
173
68
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
E
5
N
10
W
30
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:17PM2.91m
7:25AM2.71m
7:47PM2.91m
7:57AM2.71m
8:18PM2.85m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.05m
1:20AM0.20m
1:25PM0.02m
1:49AM0.19m
1:56PM0.06m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
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8:28
8:25
8:22
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
15
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
15
14
9
5
5
7
9
10
10
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