Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.42° N 5.76° W

Machrihanish, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Machrihanish sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

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
15
light winds from the SSE
(17 km/h at 150°)
20
13.9 °C24
24

-

Campbeltown Airport

5 km ENE187 m above sea level

3 hours ago
light rainLight rain
15
light winds from the ESE
(15 km/h at 120°)
10 °C9.0
9.0
broken
overcast

Islay Port Ellen

42 km WNW215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
35
fresh winds from the SSE
(35 km/h at 160°)
9 °C8.0
8.0
few
broken

Causeway Head wx

52 km SW64 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
35
fresh winds from the SSE
(37 km/h at 152°)
45
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Straid wx

74 km S194 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP7259

45 km NW15 m above sea level

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


SHIP2736

45 km NW3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
9.6 °C-
-


SHIP5963

45 km NW3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
9.6 °C-
-


SHIP7900

45 km NW3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
9.6 °C-
-


SHIP4907

45 km NW3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
9.6 °C-
-


* 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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