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 partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (1.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Machir Bay

    Today (28 March 2026)
    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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    50%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    25
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    12
    W
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    52
    56
    49
    45
    45
    42
    42
    41
    37
    34
    29
    24
    25
    27
    28
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    65%
    62%
    68%
    73%
    68%
    73%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    UV 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    15
    12
    10
    11
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    5.9
    5.8
    5.7
    5.3
    5.1
    4.9
    4.7
    4.5
    4.4
    4.2
    4.0
    3.8
    3.6
    3.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    70%
    60%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    26
    SW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    26
    W
    27
    W
    29
    W
    29
    W
    29
    W
    29
    W
    28
    WNW
    28
    WNW
    28
    WNW
    28
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    27
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    35
    38
    41
    43
    44
    45
    48
    50
    47
    47
    53
    55
    56
    59
    58
    59
    59
    57
    57
    55
    55
    54
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    87%
    73%
    62%
    60%
    63%
    65%
    70%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    16
    18
    20
    22
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    26
    27
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.4
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.5
    3.9
    4.2
    4.2
    4.4
    4.8
    5.1
    5.4
    5.8
    6.0
    6.1
    6.3
    6.4
    6.5
    6.5
    6.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (30 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    18
    W
    16
    W
    14
    W
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    53
    52
    51
    51
    50
    49
    47
    45
    45
    43
    43
    41
    39
    37
    35
    32
    29
    27
    25
    23
    20
    21
    22
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    P
    P
    VP
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    71%
    69%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    72%
    77%
    83%
    89%
    93%
    94%
    97%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    18
    16
    14
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    6.4
    6.3
    6.2
    6.2
    6.2
    6.2
    6.1
    6.0
    5.9
    5.9
    5.8
    5.7
    5.6
    5.5
    5.4
    5.2
    5.0
    4.9
    4.8
    4.7
    4.5
    4.4
    4.2
    4.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (31 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    27
    28
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    Humidity
    97%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.0
    3.8
    3.7
    3.7
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (1 April 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    NW
    18
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    17
    N
    16
    N
    15
    N
    13
    N
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    28
    29
    29
    30
    30
    32
    32
    31
    31
    33
    33
    32
    32
    34
    32
    31
    30
    27
    25
    24
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    84%
    79%
    75%
    70%
    65%
    62%
    61%
    58%
    63%
    69%
    71%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    13
    11
    10
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (2 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Drizzle Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    13
    SE
    18
    SE
    21
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    23
    30
    36
    36
    36
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    62%
    66%
    68%
    77%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    11
    13
    18
    21
    21
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.6
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (3 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    19
    SSW
    19
    S
    18
    S
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    32
    32
    34
    36
    37
    36
    32
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    79%
    78%
    73%
    72%
    78%
    80%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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:

    Frequent wintry showers, hill snow, easing later. Windy.

    Today:

    The morning will begin cloudy with frequent showers. These showers will be heavy and wintry with snow on the hills. A few bright spells will develop as the showers become less frequent from mid-morning. Windy. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Tonight:

    A few evening showers south otherwise dry with clear periods and a widespread frost. Becoming cloudy with outbreaks of rain and hill snow spreading east towards morning. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Sunday:

    Early outbreaks rain, hill snow, clear east to leave bright spells and wintry showers with snow on the hills. Windy. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Early cloud, wintry showers west soon clear, the wind eases down later Monday. Becoming cloudy with rain or drizzle Tuesday. Further rain, showers follow southeast Wednesday.

    Updated:

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