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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 late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (1.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Machir Bay

    Today (8 June 2025)
    Time
    03:00
    04:00
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    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
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    10:00
    11:00
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    18:00
    19:00
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
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    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    15
    15
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    16
    17
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 June 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    17
    19
    21
    17
    17
    15
    15
    15
    12
    12
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    89%
    87%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    86%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NNW
    10
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    NNW
    6
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    19
    17
    13
    10
    11
    10
    9
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    97%
    97%
    92%
    86%
    75%
    67%
    66%
    68%
    82%
    UV - - 1 1 4 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    10
    9
    9
    8
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    17
    SE
    19
    SE
    17
    SE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    22
    23
    27
    28
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    78%
    75%
    79%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    12
    13
    15
    17
    19
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    17
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    15
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    27
    29
    28
    27
    25
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    91%
    91%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    96%
    UV - 1 1 2 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    17
    19
    18
    17
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    13
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    25
    26
    24
    23
    20
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    95%
    91%
    86%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    15
    15
    15
    13
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    SW
    12
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    19
    19
    21
    19
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    87%
    80%
    75%
    71%
    76%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 10 June

    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 10 June

    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 10 June

    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 10 June

    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 11 June

    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 11 June

    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 11 June

    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 11 June

    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 12 June

    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 12 June

    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 12 June

    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 12 June

    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 13 June

    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 13 June

    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 13 June

    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 13 June

    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 14 June

    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 14 June

    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 14 June

    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 14 June

    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:

    Showers and sunny intervals on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A sunny evening in much of the west but cloudier with a few heavy showers at first over Lanarkshire. Some clear spells overnight but cloud and showers reaching far west by morning. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Sunday:

    A sunny start inland but cloudier with showers near west coast spreading inland during the morning, Brighter again in afternoon with sunshine and scattered showers. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Bright start on Monday then cloudier with showers or longer spells of rain. Tuesday mainly dry with sunny spells. Cloudy start Wednesday then brightening up, the odd shower. Becoming warmer.

    Updated:

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