Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Machrihanish today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Machrihanish at 2AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Machrihanish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 7:09PM0.81m | 6:01AM0.96m | 8:06PM0.79m | 6:53AM0.90m | 9:03PM0.77m | 7:54AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.51m | 12:54PM-0.01m | 00:39AM0.49m | 1:41PM0.05m | 1:39AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | — | — | 10:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 20 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 440 | 257 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 54 | 57 | 101 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 151 | 104 | 120 | 151 | 257 |
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