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The Caves

Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom

No photo of The Caves yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:02 pm
9 am
2.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.0
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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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°C55°F
Wind
74 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
70%
Sunset
6:02 pm
Today
2.8Poor9 am53
2.6Poor10 am42
2.5Poor11 am21
2.3Poor12 pm1610
2.1Poor1 pm2113
1.8Poor2 pm2515
2.1Poor3 pm1912
1.7Poor4 pm2616
2.0Poor5 pm2314
2.0Poor6 pm3019
Sat
2.3Poor9 am2213
1.2Poor10 am2918
0.9Poor11 am3723
0.8Poor12 pm4528
0.7Poor1 pm4729
0.7Poor2 pm4226
0.7Poor3 pm3723
0.8Poor4 pm3320
1.0Poor5 pm4528
1.0Poor6 pm3924
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -0.7 m. High at 3 pm, -0.3 m. High at 7 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 5 am, -1.1 mLow 9 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 5 am, -1.1 m4 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 9 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 7 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 5 am, -1.1 m4 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 50 km/h31 mph, rain 99%
  • Mon4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 86%
  • Tue1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 88%
  • Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 29%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
7.1 km4.4 miClachan (village)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miCampbeltown Airport (CAL)

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

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