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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 16 Feb 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
8.4° 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 3PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Feb)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (16 Feb)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
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
1
3
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141413131312121211111111111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28053394289826892522234620951650139110949146464692681571198661404067121155152
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
N
45
N
35
N
20
NE
15
NE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
45
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
2.49
5:35AM
2.76
5:43PM
2.62
6:06AM
2.90
6:14PM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12AM
0.48
11:16PM
0.23
11:41AM
0.33
11:45PM
0.08
12:10PM
0.22
12:15AM
-0.02
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise7:48-------7:47-------7:43-------
Sunset--5:30-------5:32-------5:35-----
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C765555444443333334553343
Feels °C (?)1-5-7-6-7-6-7-5-3-2-2-4-7-8-8-9-9-8-7-6-9-8-6-6
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