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Machir Bay (Islay) surfForecast / Scot – Inner Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 GMT
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Machir Bay (Islay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today?

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 7PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.2
W
1.3
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)1010891212121118181717171616161515151515141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59142619527671895690710452682659364895516504043283886352327572407240724742211196815151256
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
S
50
SSE
50
S
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
1.92
3:19AM
2.02
3:38PM
2.04
4:06AM
2.19
4:20PM
2.18
4:45AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.99
8:54PM
0.90
9:27AM
0.88
9:46PM
0.76
10:15AM
0.76
10:28PM
0.60
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise8:47-------8:45-------8:45-------
Sunset--4:22-------4:23-------4:25-----
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1451111--11-----1--122-
Temp. °C766688777776666667776656
Feels °C (?)-2-3-5-5010-1-1-1111000-101-1-2-2-3-2
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