Is there surf at Machrihanish today?

Big: waves 7.6 m at 12 s from W, swell 1.2 m · 14 s W (Sun 01:00).

Is the wind offshore at Machrihanish?

Wind 78 km/h from W: onshore for a beach facing W.

Where do the numbers come from?

The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Surf forecast · United Kingdom · Scotland

Surf forecast Machrihanish today

Waves, swell and wind at Machrihanish (Scotland, United Kingdom) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.

Right now

Waves7.6 m12 s · from W

Swell1.2 m14 s · from W

Wind78 km/hfrom W · gusts 132 · onshore

Water13.2 °C

Big onshore.

Machrihanish surf forecast, next 3 days

Flat
Small
Fun
Good
Big

Sunday 25 October

Big Best window 16:00–17:00: big, onshore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
09:00	7.8 m · 11 s WNW	0.2 m · 14 s WSW	67–113 km/h WNW onshore
12:00	7.1 m · 11 s WNW	0.2 m · 14 s WSW	64–107 km/h WNW onshore
15:00	6.6 m · 11 s WNW	0.3 m · 15 s W	55–91 km/h WNW onshore

Monday 26 October

Good Best window 08:00–11:00: good, offshore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
09:00	2.1 m · 10 s WNW	2.0 m · 9 s WNW	24–40 km/h SE offshore
12:00	2.2 m · 8 s WSW	1.6 m · 9 s WNW	40–67 km/h SE cross-shore
15:00	2.1 m · 7 s SW	1.4 m · 9 s WNW	28–46 km/h S cross-shore

Tuesday 27 October

Big Best window 12:00–15:00: big, onshore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
09:00	2.6 m · 7 s WSW	1.6 m · 8 s WNW	45–72 km/h WSW onshore
12:00	3.3 m · 9 s W	2.1 m · 10 s WNW	48–77 km/h WSW onshore
15:00	4.1 m · 9 s W	1.9 m · 11 s WNW	37–60 km/h WSW onshore

Wednesday 28 October

Good Best window 16:00–17:00: good, onshore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
09:00	2.7 m · 9 s W	2.3 m · 8 s WNW	22–36 km/h WSW onshore
12:00	2.4 m · 9 s WNW	2.1 m · 8 s WNW	24–38 km/h WSW onshore
15:00	2.1 m · 9 s WNW	2.1 m · 8 s WNW	21–35 km/h WSW onshore

Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.

Forecast for Sun 01:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC

Waves map around Machrihanish

Open the waves map centred on Machrihanish

Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.

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Questions

Is there surf at Machrihanish today?: Big: waves 7.6 m at 12 s from W, swell 1.2 m · 14 s W (Sun 01:00).
Is the wind offshore at Machrihanish?: Wind 78 km/h from W: onshore for a beach facing W.
When is the best time to surf Machrihanish today?: 16:00–17:00 (big, onshore)
How warm is the water at Machrihanish?: 13.2 °C
Where do the numbers come from?: The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Nearby surf spots

Portrush 60 km · Rossnowlagh 185 km · Bundoran (The Peak) 192 km · Mullaghmore 201 km · Pease Bay 224 km · Strandhill 224 km

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Machrihanish, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.