Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.42° N 5.76° W

Machrihanish 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machrihanish sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Machrihanish today (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Machrihanish at 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Machrihanish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
129
155
199
191
239
222
225
222
215
206
187
138
134
92
85
84
56
51
49
48
31
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:29PM0.83m
9:34AM0.73m
7:52PM0.78m
10:41AM0.75m
9:45PM0.75m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.53m
1:33AM0.10m
1:20PM0.56m
2:34AM0.14m
2:33PM0.56m
3:35AM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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7:35
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4:40
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Temp °C
11
10
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
6
4
3
3
5
4
4
6
6
5
4
4
3
0
2
4
3
2
3
3
4
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