Check the Beach

Kames Bay

North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Kames Bay 3 photos

  • Kames Bay, Great Cumbrae Island

    Kames Bay, Great Cumbrae Island. wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Millport: Kames Bay railings Looking along the railings of the prom path, with Marine Parade in the background.

    Millport: Kames Bay railings Looking along the railings of the prom path, with Marine Parade in the background.. Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Millport: Kames Bay sands and Arran view Looking across the beach of Kames Bay, with the backdrop of the mountainous outline of the Isle of Arran.

    Millport: Kames Bay sands and Arran view Looking across the beach of Kames Bay, with the backdrop of the mountainous outline of the Isle of Arran.. Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:00 pm
9 am
3.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.4
23 km/h14 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
1811 km/hmph N
Gusts
3321 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
3.0Poor9 am1610
2.6Poor10 am159
2.5Poor11 am106
2.3Poor12 pm1811
2.3Poor1 pm1610
2.1Poor2 pm2113
1.6Poor3 pm3119
2.2Poor4 pm2515
2.4Poor5 pm2516
3.4Poor6 pm2314
Sat
1.8Poor9 am2918
1.3Poor10 am3622
1.2Poor11 am4427
0.9Poor12 pm4125
0.8Poor1 pm4830
0.8Poor2 pm5333
0.8Poor3 pm4729
0.8Poor4 pm3421
1.1Poor5 pm4226
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 mHigh 10 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 4 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 10 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.6 m2 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.

  • Sun1.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h31 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h28 mph, rain 87%
  • Wed3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 55%
  • Thu3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 25%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms420 m0.3 mi away
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi
  • Playground250 m800 ft away
  • Boat ramp440 m0.3 mi away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
630 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
770 m0.5 miMillport (town)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miGlasgow Airport (GLA)

Nearby places

  • Golden DragonChinese
    420 m0.3 mi
  • The Dancing Midge CafeFood and drink
    470 m0.3 mi
  • Courtyard CafeFood and drink
    660 m0.4 mi
  • The Cumbrae BistroFood and drink
    910 m0.6 mi

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

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