Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.42° N 5.76° W

Machrihanish, United Kingdom Weather Observations

Issued: 11 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
wind obs. (17 kph from 150 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.9 °C24
24

-

Campbeltown Airport

5 km ENE614 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDrizzle
30
moderate winds from the SE
(28 km/h at 140°)
11 °C2.2
2.2
overcast

Islay Port Ellen

42 km WNW215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudLight rain
55
near gales from the S
(57 km/h at 170°)
12 °C9.0
9.0
broken
broken
-

Islay Port Ellen

42 km WNW215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudLight rain
55
near gales from the S
(57 km/h at 170°)
12 °C9.0
9.0
broken
broken
-

SHIP8682

48 km NNE15 m above sea level

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


SHIP2320

48 km NNE3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
10.6 °C-
-


SHIP3214

48 km NNE15 m above sea level

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


SHIP6048

48 km NNE3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
10.6 °C-
-


SHIP8244

48 km NNE15 m above sea level

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


SHIP2976

48 km NNE3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
10.6 °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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