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Mealabost Beach

Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

Mealabost Beach 3 photos

  • Abhainn Bhuirgh The River Borve drains part of the peat bog in the interior of Lewis, reaching the sea near Mealabost.

    Abhainn Bhuirgh The River Borve drains part of the peat bog in the interior of Lewis, reaching the sea near Mealabost.. Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Allt Grunndal The burn drains Loch Striamabhat and joins Abhainn Bhuirgh just before it reaches the sea. The bridge is part of a path leading from a car park at Mealabost along the beach.

    Allt Grunndal The burn drains Loch Striamabhat and joins Abhainn Bhuirgh just before it reaches the sea. The bridge is part of a path leading from a car park at Mealabost along the beach.. Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Mealabost Beach A fine curve of beach, but rather too stony to be popular. In the distance are the croft houses of Coig Peighinnean Bhuirgh, which translates as the Borve Five Penny lands, not to be c

    Mealabost Beach A fine curve of beach, but rather too stony to be popular. In the distance are the croft houses of Coig Peighinnean Bhuirgh, which translates as the Borve Five Penny lands, not to be c. Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:59 pm
9 am
2.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
7°C45°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
127 km/hmph S
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
14%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
2.9Poor9 am117
2.6Poor10 am96
2.2Poor11 am1610
2.0Poor12 pm1610
1.5Poor1 pm2213
1.9Poor2 pm127
1.8Poor3 pm149
1.8Poor4 pm1711
2.2Poor5 pm1811
Sat
1.3Poor9 am3119
1.0Poor10 am3320
0.9Poor11 am3723
0.4Poor12 pm4428
0.4Poor1 pm4729
0.5Poor2 pm4528
0.7Poor3 pm2717
1.4Poor4 pm2214
1.1Poor5 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -1.3 m. High at 5 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 12 am, -2.0 m. High at 6 am, 0.8 mLow 11 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 5 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 12 am, -2.0 m7 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m3 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 11 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 5 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 12 am, -2.0 m7 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.8 m3 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.

  • Sun0.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 71 km/h44 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 62%
  • Tue1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 74 km/h46 mph, rain 87%
  • Wed1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 61%
  • Thu2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 44%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
660 m0.4 miMelbost Borve
Nearest town
910 m0.6 miBorgh (village)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miPort Adhair Steòrnabhaigh (SYY)

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

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