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Machir Bay (Argyll and Bute) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy rain changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (1.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Machir Bay

    Today (18 December 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    20
    SW
    16
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    SSW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    29
    30
    32
    34
    36
    39
    41
    44
    Visibility
    G
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    UV 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    16
    13
    13
    15
    16
    17
    19
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.9
    4.9
    4.9
    4.8
    4.8
    4.7
    4.7
    4.7
    4.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 December 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 Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    46
    48
    49
    50
    50
    49
    50
    50
    49
    50
    50
    49
    48
    46
    44
    40
    38
    37
    38
    36
    34
    33
    33
    32
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    24
    25
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    26
    25
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.7
    4.8
    4.8
    4.8
    5.0
    5.2
    5.3
    5.2
    5.2
    5.1
    5.1
    5.2
    5.2
    5.2
    5.2
    5.1
    5.0
    4.9
    4.8
    4.6
    4.5
    4.3
    4.1
    3.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 December 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    32
    33
    34
    35
    37
    39
    41
    42
    42
    44
    44
    45
    45
    41
    34
    32
    30
    28
    26
    24
    22
    22
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    24
    22
    21
    19
    18
    18
    16
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.7
    3.5
    3.4
    3.2
    3.1
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    22
    23
    25
    26
    30
    26
    29
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    28
    29
    26
    26
    26
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.5
    2.7
    3.0
    3.3
    3.6
    3.7
    3.8
    3.8
    3.8
    3.7
    3.7
    3.7
    3.6
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    13
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    E
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    24
    22
    24
    26
    26
    26
    26
    24
    24
    24
    22
    21
    21
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    11
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    13
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    12
    10
    11
    11
    9
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    89%
    91%
    90%
    83%
    88%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 19 December

    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 19 December

    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 19 December

    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 19 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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:

    Mainly dry this morning, rain in the west this afternoon.

    Today:

    Mainly dry this morning, a few showers across Argyll at first. Rain will develop across the west this afternoon, but staying mainly dry in the east. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Tonight:

    Rain, heavy for a time, will spread east for a time this evening. Scattered showers will follow on behind overnight, these most frequent and heaviest across Argyll. Strong southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Friday:

    A windy day with scattered showers, these heaviest and most frequent across the Argyll. Fewer showers across the south. Strong southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy and breezy on Saturday with patchy rain. Cloudy on Sunday and Monday with rain at times.

    Updated:

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