Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machrihanish today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machrihanish at 3PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Machrihanish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1379 | 1434 | 1492 | 1829 | 2106 | 2546 | 2604 | 2000 | 1444 | 1187 | 898 | 708 | 553 | 492 | 390 | 336 | 274 | 240 | 227 | 198 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:24AM0.74m | 6:53PM0.77m | 8:07AM0.66m | 7:24PM0.75m | 9:46AM0.60m | 8:06PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.39m | 1:59AM0.25m | 2:02PM0.43m | 2:55AM0.29m | 2:42PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 884 | 708 | 553 | 492 | 390 | 336 | 274 | 240 | 227 | 198 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 1379 | 1434 | 1492 | 1829 | 2106 | 2546 | 2604 | 2000 | 1444 | 1187 | 898 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 762 | 798 | 580 | 425 | 425 | 408 | 423 | 378 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 61 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 44 |
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