Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 3PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
814
723
587
551
492
693
668
695
526
417
422
440
380
356
304
264
207
171
134
127
96
75
75
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:01PM2.00m
2:51AM2.03m
3:36PM2.18m
4:09AM2.19m
4:42PM2.45m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.87m
8:12PM0.85m
8:55AM0.78m
9:42PM0.71m
10:08AM0.58m
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:15
9:14
 mm
1
4
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
8
8
13
12
11
9
11
11
10
9
10
10
9
11
10
11
11
11
11
13
12
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