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Balcreuchan Port

South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Balcreuchan Port 1 photo

  • Balcreuchan Port and Cave. Ballantrae. South Ayrshire. View west. The cave is associated with the legend of Sawney Bean. The old access track to the port was via the headland over the cave.

    Balcreuchan Port and Cave. Ballantrae. South Ayrshire. View west. The cave is associated with the legend of Sawney Bean. The old access track to the port was via the headland over the cave.. Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:01 pm
9 am
2.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.3
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.2
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.1
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.3
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.8
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
5°C42°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
59%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
2.4Poor9 am1710
2.4Poor10 am149
1.7Poor11 am2717
1.3Poor12 pm3119
1.3Poor1 pm3522
1.2Poor2 pm3622
1.1Poor3 pm3924
1.1Poor4 pm3924
1.3Poor5 pm3823
1.8Poor6 pm3723
Sat
1.8Poor9 am2415
1.5Poor10 am2717
0.9Poor11 am3824
0.8Poor12 pm4629
0.7Poor1 pm4830
0.7Poor2 pm5031
1.0Poor3 pm4628
1.0Poor4 pm5232
0.8Poor5 pm4830
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 0.1 m. Low at 4 pm, -1.1 m. High at 10 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 4 am, -2.1 mHigh 10 am, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 4 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 4 am, -2.1 m7 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • High 10 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 4 am, -2.1 m7 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun0.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 85%
  • Tue1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 83%
  • Wed3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 53%
  • Thu3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 16%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Balcreuchan Port

From Wikipedia

Balcreuchan Port or Balcruachan Port (NX0908878) is a bay and raised beach site in the parish of Colmonell, close to Bennane Head and Port Vad (NX091870) in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is well known for its cave (NX099876) with its links to the legend of Sawney Bean and also for the unusual geology that is found in the bay. It was a minor fishing harbour up until the mid to late 19th century.

Source: Balcreuchan Port on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m330 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
3.4 km2.1 miLendalfoot (village)
Nearest airport
47 km29 miGlasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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