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Kintyre / Machrihanish

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Scotland (UK), Machrihanish, Scotland (UK)
Coordinates: 55.4276, -5.7241
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Chop and small waves. Very long, sandy beach. Lots of space. At the south of the beach E and W are sideshore. Up the coast N and S are sideshore. Expect everything. This is Scotland: generally you need a 5mm steamer all year. Water: Chop, Smallwave. Features: Parking. Rider ability: Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

10 kn

W · gusts 18 kn

Waves

2.1 m

9s period

Swell

1.8 m

Tide

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Updated 05/10/2026, 14:45:25

Forecast

Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11S00:00SW06:00W12:00W18:00W00:00W06:00NW12:00NW18:00NW00:00W06:00W12:00NW18:00NW00:00NW06:00W12:00S18:00SW00:00W06:00W12:00W18:00W00:00W06:00W12:00W18:00SW00:00S06:00S12:00S18:00
Wind scale
Max 35 kn
Max 5.0 m waves
Updated 05/10/2026, 14:45:25

Data: Open-Meteo

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