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Tràigh Eais

Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

Tràigh Eais 3 photos

  • Traigh Eais

    Traigh Eais. Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Traigh Eais

    Traigh Eais. Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Close up of Sand (and Hermit Crab), Traigh Eais

    Close up of Sand (and Hermit Crab), Traigh Eais. F Leask, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
9 am
1.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.4
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

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
8°C47°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph N
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
1.6Poor9 am149
1.0Poor10 am2616
1.5Poor11 am1811
1.5Poor12 pm1912
1.7Poor1 pm2012
1.5Poor2 pm2918
2.0Poor3 pm2616
2.2Poor4 pm2616
2.4Poor5 pm2515
4.2Fair6 pm2314
Sat
0.5Poor9 am5333
0.3Poor10 am5836
0.3Poor11 am6440
0.3Poor12 pm6641
0.3Poor1 pm5936
0.3Poor2 pm3924
0.6Poor3 pm5232
0.7Poor4 pm5534
0.5Poor5 pm5534
0.5Poor6 pm6138
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 5 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 11 pm, -1.9 m. High at 5 am, 0.8 mLow 11 am, -1.7 m5 ftHigh 5 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 11 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 5 am, 0.8 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 11 am, -1.7 m5 ft
  • High 5 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.8 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.

  • Sun1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 93 km/h58 mph, rain 85%
  • Mon2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 63 km/h39 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 90 km/h56 mph, rain 80%
  • Wed2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 44%
  • Thu1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 50 km/h31 mph, rain 44%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 820 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
810 m0.5 miAirport Terminal
Nearest town
1.6 km1 miEòlaigearraidh (village)
Nearest airport
1 km1 miPort-adhair Barraigh (BRR)

Nearby places

  • Barra Airport CafeFood and drink
    820 m0.5 mi

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

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