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St Columba’s Bay

Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom

St Columba’s Bay 2 photos

  • St Columba's Bay. Taking a chance, your intrepid photographer peered round the edge of the large rock he was sheltering behind and photographed the west side of the bay. Please excuse the rain drops o

    St Columba's Bay. Taking a chance, your intrepid photographer peered round the edge of the large rock he was sheltering behind and photographed the west side of the bay. Please excuse the rain drops o. Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Overlooking Columba's Bay

    Overlooking Columba's Bay. Graham Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:04 pm
9 am
1.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.5
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.3
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.8
31 km/h19 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
7°C45°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
159 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
86%
Sunset
6:04 pm
Today
1.8Poor9 am96
1.8Poor10 am85
1.7Poor11 am85
0.5Poor12 pm3522
1.2Poor1 pm2315
1.1Poor2 pm2616
1.0Poor3 pm2817
0.9Poor4 pm3421
1.3Poor5 pm3421
1.8Poor6 pm3119
Sat
0.5Poor9 am4528
0.5Poor10 am5232
0.3Poor11 am5936
0.3Poor12 pm6440
0.3Poor1 pm6339
0.3Poor2 pm5434
0.3Poor3 pm4930
0.5Poor4 pm5333
0.7Poor5 pm5937
0.5Poor6 pm6037
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -1.7 m. High at 4 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 11 pm, -1.9 m. High at 5 am, 0.5 mLow 11 am, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 11 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 5 am, 0.5 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 11 am, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.5 m1 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 90 km/h56 mph, rain 89%
  • Mon1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 59 km/h37 mph, rain 91%
  • Tue0.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 79 km/h49 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 49%
  • Thu2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 30%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.2 km2 miBaile Mòr (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miColonsay Airport (CSA)

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

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