Machrihanish Surf Break
Lat Long: 55.42° N 5.76° W

Machrihanish, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Machrihanish

Issued: 6 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machrihanish sea temperature is
10.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Machrihanish surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Machrihanish based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Machrihanish right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Machrihanish

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Machrihanish

4 km ENE13 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudno report
wind obs. (17 kph from 150 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.9 °C24
24

-

Islay Port Ellen

42 km WNW215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearLight rain
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 180°)
9 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
few

Causeway Head wx

52 km SW64 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
light winds from the SSE
(6 km/h at 148°)
15
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

1756

65 km S460 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
40
strong winds from the SW
(41 km/h at 231°)
55
5.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

1673

66 km N0 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (6 kph from 71 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
8.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Straid wx

75 km S194 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 190°)
10
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Prestwick Rnas

76 km E217 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDrizzle
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 260°)
9 °C9.0
9.0
few
broken
broken

Bangor

88 km S44 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 164°)
10
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hamilton

89 km ENE75 m above sea level

23 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 90°)
5
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Aldergrove

89 km S63 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudno report
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 210°)
20
16.0 °C21
21

-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Machrihanish and within an acceptable time window.

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