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Machir Bay (Argyll and Bute) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Heavy showers changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (1.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Machir Bay

    Today (1 June 2025)
    Time
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    21
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    21
    20
    24
    28
    30
    31
    32
    31
    28
    26
    26
    24
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    87%
    83%
    80%
    77%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    76%
    73%
    70%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    19
    17
    16
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.1
    2.3
    2.6
    3.0
    3.2
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (2 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    22
    S
    23
    S
    24
    S
    25
    S
    27
    S
    27
    SSW
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    21
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    19
    21
    24
    25
    25
    28
    30
    33
    36
    39
    42
    48
    49
    50
    45
    38
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    74%
    70%
    68%
    66%
    63%
    59%
    56%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    59%
    62%
    76%
    83%
    87%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    11
    13
    15
    16
    18
    19
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    2.0
    2.2
    2.4
    2.6
    2.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    80%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    21
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    SW
    22
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    25
    W
    24
    W
    23
    W
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    41
    44
    47
    48
    44
    46
    47
    Visibility (description)
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    88%
    83%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    74%
    67%
    73%
    UV - - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    18
    19
    20
    24
    25
    24
    22
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    3.3
    4.0
    4.2
    4.1
    4.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    47
    43
    40
    37
    35
    32
    30
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    78%
    66%
    62%
    64%
    67%
    74%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    16
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.2
    4.0
    3.7
    3.8
    3.4
    3.1
    2.8
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    W
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    22
    21
    21
    17
    15
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    84%
    87%
    81%
    72%
    72%
    75%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    11
    13
    13
    13
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.1
    2.0
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    12
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    16
    19
    21
    19
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    82%
    74%
    70%
    69%
    74%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    12
    13
    13
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    WNW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    13
    18
    18
    17
    21
    19
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    85%
    83%
    75%
    70%
    73%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 1 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 1 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 1 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 1 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 2 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 2 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 2 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 2 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Strathclyde weather forecast

    Headline:

    Rain clearing for a time, further afternoon showers Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A few showers this evening. Thickening cloud will bring further showers or some longer spells of rain, occasionally heavy, from the west in the early hours. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Sunday:

    Rain clearing away through the morning, then drier and brighter for a time. Clouding over in the afternoon with some showery rain spreading southeast. Freshening northwesterly winds. Cool. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Mainly dry for most of Monday before strengthening southerly winds bring rain later. Cool and unsettled with showers or occasionally longer spells of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday.

    Updated:

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