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Machrihanish surfForecast / Scot – Kintyre / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Machrihanish today?
The current surf forecast for Machrihanish at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Machrihanish. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | |
62 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 109 | 115 | 105 | 114 | 114 | 149 | 130 | 105 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:41AM0.85m | 5:40PM0.78m | 5:11AM0.86m | 6:17PM0.73m | 5:43AM0.86m | 7:00PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.38m | 11:25AM0.16m | 11:28PM0.40m | 12:12PM0.17m | 00:00AM0.44m | 1:00PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 62 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 109 | 115 | 105 | 3 | 114 | 149 | 130 | 105 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | W 16 | SSE 4 | W 15 | SSE 4 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 32 | 34 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | W 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 42 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 114 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 0 | 46 | 54 | 46 | 54 | 89 | 89 | 99 | 101 | 108 | 108 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 255 | 341 | 261 | 362 | 278 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kintyre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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