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Largs - Main (Beach) (North Ayrshire) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy rain changing to overcast by early evening.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (0.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Largs - Main (Beach)

    Today (16 March 2026)
    Time
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    30%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    34
    36
    34
    32
    32
    33
    33
    32
    32
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    15
    17
    17
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    2
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 March 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    20
    S
    19
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    34
    35
    35
    38
    39
    41
    42
    43
    44
    45
    46
    46
    46
    45
    44
    41
    39
    35
    33
    30
    28
    26
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    89%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 March 2026)
    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 Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    SW
    4
    SW
    3
    WSW
    3
    WSW
    3
    W
    3
    W
    3
    W
    3
    NW
    3
    NNE
    3
    NE
    4
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    20
    18
    17
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    85%
    82%
    76%
    69%
    66%
    63%
    62%
    64%
    69%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 March 2026)
    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 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    15
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    15
    16
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    74%
    73%
    68%
    66%
    63%
    60%
    60%
    63%
    66%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    10
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 March 2026)
    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 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    4
    SE
    3
    SSE
    3
    SW
    3
    WSW
    3
    W
    3
    W
    3
    SW
    3
    W
    4
    W
    4
    NW
    3
    E
    3
    E
    3
    ESE
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    E
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    71%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    71%
    80%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 March 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    3
    SE
    3
    N
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    4
    E
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    9
    13
    14
    13
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    94%
    84%
    71%
    63%
    74%
    82%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    5
    5
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    6
    ESE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    ESE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    14
    19
    20
    18
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    91%
    80%
    64%
    59%
    71%
    82%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 18 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 21 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 21 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 21 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 21 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 22 March

    Tide times and heights are from Millport tidal station which is 4.0 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 spreading northeast this afternoon. Turning milder.

    Today:

    Bright spells and a few scattered, possibly heavy showers in the morning. Turning widely cloudy in the afternoon with rain spreading in, this occasionally heavy for Argyll. Breezy. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Rain clearing this evening then mostly dry, but a few spots of light rain still possible for Argyll. Mild but windy with gales developing for the west coast. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Mostly dry in the morning but patchy rain spreads in from the east during the afternoon. Milder than of late but with strong winds or occasional gales. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Settled throughout this period with light winds. Mainly dry with some good bright or sunny periods.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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