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.
10-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Find FlightsSwell
0.7m
WNW(293°)
Score: 3/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
8km/h
NNW(341°)
Score: 14/25
Weather
15°C
0.0mm33%
Secondary Swell
0.1mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 1 km/h W|PM: 11 km/h NNW
1 km/h vs 11 km/h afternoon
Tide at 5am (-0.0m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
5:34 am
High tide - -0.01m
12:08 pm
Low tide - -1.14m
7:02 pm
High tide - -0.20m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
22
PoorComponents
Swell Direction23/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind14/25
Raw Score42/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score22/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score22
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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
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