Machrihanish, UK
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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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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: 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 expert 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 | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machrihanish1.1 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft73 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too small | 6 ft712 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, offshore, good | 5 ft464 kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, offshore, fair | 6 ft619 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, poor | 5 ft342 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small | 5 ft377 kJwind from the north-west, 28 knots, too small | 7 ft866 kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, poor |
All readings for Machrihanish: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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