Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.7
W
6
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
151
163
142
142
102
78
76
47
35
40
127
143
153
122
120
112
84
80
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:14PM3.01m
8:22AM2.68m
8:49PM2.85m
8:57AM2.57m
9:22PM2.62m
Low Tide
1:53PM-0.11m
2:24AM0.18m
2:30PM0.01m
2:59AM0.31m
3:07PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:00
8:58
 mm
1
1
1
5
9
3
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
13
13
14
12
11
11
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