Beach
both
Level 6/10
Machrihanish
Kintyre, UK (Scotland)
🌀Strong rips🚶Difficult access
Machrihanish's Westport sandbar sits at the north end of one of Scotland's most beautiful beaches.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
1.5m
WNW(291°)
Score: 14/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
27km/h
ESE(121°)
Score: 8/25
Weather
15°C
0.0mm0%
Windswell Component
0.3mESE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.2mSSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 26 km/h ESE|PM: 25 km/h ESE
Lighter winds later (25 km/h)
Tide at 1pm (-0.1m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
1:19 am
High tide - -0.12m
5:34 am
Low tide - -0.62m
8:30 am
High tide - -0.38m
9:36 am
Low tide - -0.41m
Times shown in spot-local time.+2 more tide events
Strike Score Breakdown
71
GoodComponents
Swell Direction24/25
Swell Size14/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind8/25
Raw Score71/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score71
Location & Conditions
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- WNW (290°)
- Direction range
- 260° - 320°
- Size range
- 1m - 2.5m
- Ideal size
- 2.0m
- Height multiplier
- 0.92×
- Ideal period
- 13s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- E (90°)
- Offshore range
- 60° - 130°
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- mid
Water temp
10°C
Wetsuit
5/4mm + boots
Difficulty
6/10
Crowd level
2/10
Best Season
Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb
Secondary: Mar-May
Getting There
Airport
CALDrive time
10 minData quality
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