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 rain.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves
  • • high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (1.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Machir Bay

    Today (3 July 2025)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    60%
    90%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    31
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    M
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    93%
    UV 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 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 Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    27
    25
    27
    27
    28
    30
    33
    36
    37
    40
    41
    44
    45
    43
    42
    41
    41
    39
    38
    38
    38
    38
    38
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.5
    2.7
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.1
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    W
    16
    W
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    37
    35
    32
    30
    30
    28
    26
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    97%
    98%
    97%
    96%
    93%
    92%
    96%
    UV - - 1 1 2 4 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    21
    18
    18
    19
    18
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    2.7
    2.5
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    23
    21
    23
    24
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    93%
    89%
    84%
    80%
    80%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    14
    15
    15
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    21
    21
    20
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    80%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    76%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 4 7 5 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    14
    13
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.1
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.7
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    17
    19
    19
    18
    10
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    94%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    11
    12
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Drizzle Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    16
    20
    23
    20
    18
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    95%
    92%
    84%
    83%
    86%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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:

    Cloudy on Friday with outbreaks of rain.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers mostly dying out this evening before rain spreads across the west towards midnight. Then cloudy overnight with rain spreading east across most areas for a time. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Friday:

    Dry start in the south and east. Otherwise a cloudy day with rain, this heavy and persistent across Argyll. Brisk southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy on Saturday with occasional rain, but persistent across Argyll at first. Becoming somewhat brighter on Sunday and Monday with just a few showers.

    Updated:

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