
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | |
4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
61 | 63 | 155 | 199 | 191 | 239 | 222 | 225 | 222 | 215 | 206 | 187 | 138 | 134 | 92 | 85 | 84 | 56 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | W 14 | — | S 6 | W 12 | W 13 |
89 | 129 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 |
1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 5 | 137 | 140 | 101 | 5 | 0 |
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