Machrihanish Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.42° N 5.76° W

Machrihanish, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 6 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machrihanish sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.5° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Machrihanish based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Machrihanish right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Machrihanish

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Machrihanish

4 km ENE13 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudno report
wind obs. (17 kph from 150 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.9 °C24
24

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Islay Port Ellen

42 km WNW215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 140°)
12 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
scattered
broken

Causeway Head wx

52 km SW64 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 108°)
10
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP2490

58 km SE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
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- °C- km
- km


SHIP6775

59 km SE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
14.1 °C-
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SHIP8462

59 km SE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP1792

59 km SE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
14.1 °C-
-


SHIP8456

68 km NW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
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- °C- km
- km


SHIP6780

68 km NW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.4 °C-
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SHIP1799

68 km NW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
12.4 °C-
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* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Machrihanish and within an acceptable time window.

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