Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machrihanish today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Machrihanish at 1PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Machrihanish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 41 | 87 | 290 | 458 | 485 | 352 | 209 | 145 | 110 | 58 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 85 | 165 | 246 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:12AM0.85m | 7:19PM0.80m | 6:54AM0.82m | 7:58PM0.78m | 7:43AM0.78m | 8:42PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.17m | 00:43AM0.42m | 1:08PM0.20m | 1:20AM0.39m | 1:45PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 165 | 246 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | — | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | S 3 | SSW 2 | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 28 | 41 | 87 | 290 | 458 | 485 | 352 | 209 | 145 | 110 | 58 | 37 | 31 | — | — | 25 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 278 | 297 | 298 | 298 | 1041 | 595 | 257 | 257 | 231 | 138 | 61 | 212 | 234 | 213 | 234 | 213 | 213 | 234 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 5 |
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