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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 BST
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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
10.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Machir Bay (Islay) today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Machir Bay (Islay) at 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (01 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (01 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
256
251
198
194
191
180
163
160
157
154
115
113
88
86
86
115
102
331
427
414
324
299
425
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
5
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42AM2.43m
7:04PM2.54m
7:16AM2.40m
7:40PM2.51m
7:50AM2.35m
8:18PM2.46m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.47m
12:47PM0.39m
1:12AM0.50m
1:21PM0.41m
1:47AM0.57m
1:56PM0.44m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:58
9:59
10:00
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
8
8
9
10
12
11
9
10
11
9
9
10
9
9
10
9
9
7
8
7
6
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
377
256
251
198
194
191
180
163
160
157
154
115
113
88
86
86
115
102
331
427
414
324
299
425
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.1
W
15
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
15
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.8
WSW
5
0.5
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
4
2
1
4
1
6
6
5
20
68
30
10
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
18
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
W
10
Energy kJ
4
6
70
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
W
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
5
3
3
1
2
3
15
3
10
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
79
93
14
14
14
0
14
0
14
14
71
71
71
90
86
71
14
14
14
62
52
14
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Inner Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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