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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
8.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 5PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 3.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)18ft (5.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Mar)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
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!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
4.5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5.5
W
5.5
WNW
6
WNW
Period(s) (?)121313131313131312121211111110101120191818181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8297853664054749422237853355286221481672122911041130106910151055127614471193211715916219187651816918098
Wind
(km/h)
60
NW
55
NW
45
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
W
25
SW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
2.13
10:04PM
2.14
10:42AM
1.85
11:57PM
2.00
12:58PM
1.77
1:59AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
0.73
4:34AM
0.89
5:04PM
0.91
6:32AM
1.01
6:58PM
0.90
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise6:16-------6:13-------6:11-------
Sunset---6:47-------6:50-------6:52----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
111-------1112---111-111
Temp. °C566655667657888886777676
Feels °C (?)-9-7-5-2-2-10120-3122221-4-3-3-3-5-4-6
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