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The Singing Sands

Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Singing Sands 2 photos

  • Treble Cliffs of the Singing Sands

    Treble Cliffs of the Singing Sands. Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • The Singing Sands

    The Singing Sands. Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:05 pm
Now
2.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.2
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.9
27 km/h17 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
7°C44°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
2.0PoorNow74
2.0Poor10 am85
1.5Poor11 am149
0.7Poor12 pm2817
1.1Poor1 pm2616
1.3Poor2 pm2415
0.8Poor3 pm3421
1.1Poor4 pm2818
1.2Poor5 pm3019
2.9Poor6 pm2717
Sat
0.8Poor9 am4025
0.7Poor10 am4528
0.4Poor11 am5333
0.4Poor12 pm5635
0.4Poor1 pm4729
0.6Poor2 pm4025
0.3Poor3 pm3119
0.5Poor4 pm3522
0.7Poor5 pm4326
0.7Poor6 pm4327
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -0.9 m. High at 3 pm, -<0.1 m. Low at 10 pm, -0.7 m. Low at 6 am, -1.0 mLow 10 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 3 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 10 pm, -0.7 m2 ftLow 6 am, -1.0 m3 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 10 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 3 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 6 am, -1.0 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 86 km/h53 mph, rain 93%
  • Mon1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 91%
  • Tue0.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 76 km/h47 mph, rain 88%
  • Wed1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 29%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 500 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miPort Ellen (village)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miIslay Airport (ILY)

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

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