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 changing to overcast by late morning.
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 (6 July 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
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    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    19
    21
    25
    28
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    32
    31
    29
    27
    Visibility
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    87%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    81%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 7 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    14
    16
    17
    19
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
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    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    NW
    16
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    NW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    29
    28
    29
    29
    31
    32
    29
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    83%
    78%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 4 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    19
    18
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.8
    2.2
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    WNW
    7
    W
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    16
    12
    14
    15
    15
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    77%
    78%
    84%
    93%
    96%
    94%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.6
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    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 Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    17
    17
    17
    15
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    97%
    99%
    100%
    99%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 2 4 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.5
    1.4
    1.5
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    12
    14
    14
    11
    7
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    90%
    84%
    78%
    75%
    77%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    6
    9
    9
    8
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 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 Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    10
    17
    23
    23
    23
    16
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    98%
    93%
    87%
    78%
    76%
    80%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (12 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    W
    10
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    15
    17
    18
    17
    13
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    90%
    84%
    78%
    73%
    76%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    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.

    Tide times

    Thursday 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 with outbreaks of rain, turning showery before clearing Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, this becoming gradually lighter overnight. The westerly breeze will ease for a time but freshening northwesterly winds spread to western parts later. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Sunday:

    Cloud and light rain will clear as bright spells increase through the morning. Bright spells and some showers through the afternoon, turning dry through the evening. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Bright start Monday, then a few morning showers, becoming dry again through the evening into Tuesday. Cloud and patchy rain will spread western from Tuesday afternoon, continuing through Wednesday.

    Updated:

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