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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

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

Tide: Next low tide (1.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Machir Bay

    Today (7 August 2025)
    Time
    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 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    80%
    40%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    28
    30
    31
    32
    32
    33
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    33
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    81%
    74%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    UV 2 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    16
    16
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (8 August 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    34
    32
    32
    32
    33
    34
    34
    34
    35
    36
    36
    35
    34
    34
    33
    32
    32
    33
    31
    33
    33
    35
    37
    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
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    71%
    69%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    72%
    70%
    74%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    20
    21
    21
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    18
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    2.9
    3.0
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.0
    3.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (9 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Heavy shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    70%
    80%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SW
    21
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    38
    38
    26
    29
    30
    27
    26
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    84%
    82%
    68%
    66%
    70%
    73%
    80%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    21
    15
    16
    18
    18
    16
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    3.1
    3.3
    3.4
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.0
    2.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (10 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    84%
    72%
    66%
    70%
    76%
    88%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    9
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (11 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    7
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    17
    15
    14
    11
    9
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    90%
    84%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    95%
    UV - - 1 2 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    11
    9
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (12 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    WSW
    7
    W
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    8
    12
    15
    13
    8
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    98%
    95%
    84%
    79%
    80%
    83%
    96%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    7
    9
    9
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (13 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    8
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    6
    10
    16
    17
    15
    9
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    96%
    94%
    81%
    75%
    74%
    77%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 August

    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 7 August

    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 7 August

    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 7 August

    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 8 August

    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 8 August

    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 8 August

    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 8 August

    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 9 August

    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 9 August

    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 9 August

    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 9 August

    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 10 August

    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 10 August

    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 10 August

    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 10 August

    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 11 August

    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 11 August

    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 11 August

    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 11 August

    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 12 August

    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 12 August

    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 12 August

    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 12 August

    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 13 August

    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 13 August

    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 13 August

    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 13 August

    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 with bright spells today. A few light showers.

    Today:

    Variable amounts of cloud and some bright or sunny spells. A mainly dry day but one or two light showers, mainly across Argyll and the Isles. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry with some late brightness this evening. Then the rest of the night will be mainly dry with variable amounts of cloud. Chance of a few showers across Argyll later. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Friday:

    Mainly dry with a few bright spells although rather cloudy at times. Argyll may see a few showers. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Rain spreading south on Saturday morning, light and patchy in the south. Then dry and bright. Outbreaks of rain spreading northeast later on Sunday, dying out on Monday.

    Updated:

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