Machrihanish beach — Machrihanish. Photo: Tim Glover, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Machrihanish

Machrihanish is a town in Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom. From Machrihanish you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Machrihanish, a surf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is CAL, 3 km away.

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Staying in Machrihanish

6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CAL, 3 km, ILY, 44 km, PIK, 73 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Machrihanish.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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Machrihanish1.1 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft73 kJ

4 ft399 kJ

4 ft376 kJ

6 ft619 kJ

5 ft374 kJ

5 ft318 kJ

8 ft923 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Machrihanish, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	3 ft7 smushy	73kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	4 ft11 shollow	399kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	376kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	619kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	374kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	5 ft9 smushy	318kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	923kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Machrihanish, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Machrihanish

The Kintyre Restaurant & BarAmerican · in the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Machrihanish, UK