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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

5 kn

SE · gusts 9 kn

Waves

0.6 m

7s period

Swell

0.5 m

Tide

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Updated 24/08/2026, 01:26:17

Forecast

Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29Sun 30E00:00SE06:00SE12:00S18:00SE00:00E06:00E12:00E18:00E00:00E06:00E12:00E18:00E00:00E06:00E12:00SE18:00N00:00N06:00NW12:00NW18:00NW00:00NW06:00NW12:00NW18:00W00:00W06:00SW12:00SE18:00
Wind scale
Max 35 kn
Max 1.5 m waves
Updated 24/08/2026, 01:26:18

Data: Open-Meteo

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