Machir Bay (Islay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.78° N 6.46° W

Machir Bay (Islay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Machir Bay (Islay) sea temperature is
14.7°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
6
0.6
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
32
43
180
340
454
431
400
381
367
367
358
300
254
234
186
142
101
78
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
35
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:49PM1.91m
4:09AM1.88m
4:40PM2.12m
4:50AM2.07m
5:16PM2.33m
Low Tide
10:02PM1.02m
10:14AM0.85m
10:51PM0.85m
10:57AM0.64m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
17
17
15
14
14
16
17
18
15
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
12
14
13
11
10
9
12
13
14
8
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