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Machrihanish surfForecast / Scot – Kintyre / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Machrihanish surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Machrihanish sea temperature is
7.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Machrihanish today?
The current surf forecast for Machrihanish at 12AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Machrihanish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1121 | 1092 | 898 | 874 | 742 | 694 | 704 | 915 | 1286 | 1526 | 1359 | 1192 | 1011 | 860 | 799 | 694 | 608 | 537 | 461 | 475 | 1261 | 1560 | 1890 | 3099 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:57PM 0.92 | 3:44AM 0.88 | 3:43PM 0.95 | 4:17AM 0.88 | 4:29PM 0.96 | 4:51AM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:18PM 0.14 | 9:16AM 0.33 | 9:49PM 0.17 | 9:49AM 0.25 | 10:24PM 0.21 | 10:29AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -3 | -4 |
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