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Traigh Iar

Scotland, United Kingdom

Traigh Iar 3 photos

  • Traigh Iar

    Traigh Iar. Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Traigh Iar, Balranald reserve

    Traigh Iar, Balranald reserve. Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Traigh Iar The west beach at Balranald.

    Traigh Iar The west beach at Balranald.. John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
9 am
1.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.1
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.4
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.1
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.2
22 km/h14 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
9°C48°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
3622 km/hmph W
Gusts
5132 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
1.5Poor9 am74
0.9Poor10 am2817
1.7Poor11 am1710
1.7Poor12 pm1811
1.1Poor1 pm3924
1.4Poor2 pm3622
2.1Poor3 pm2818
2.6Poor4 pm2616
2.8Poor5 pm2515
3.2Poor6 pm2214
Sat
0.7Poor9 am5434
0.7Poor10 am5937
0.5Poor11 am6842
0.4Poor12 pm7044
0.4Poor1 pm6943
0.4Poor2 pm4528
0.6Poor3 pm6037
0.7Poor4 pm6541
0.6Poor5 pm7043
0.5Poor6 pm7245
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -1.5 m. High at 5 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 11 pm, -1.9 m. High at 5 am, 0.9 mLow 11 am, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 11 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 5 am, 0.9 m3 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 11 am, -1.5 m5 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.9 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.

  • Sun1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 78 km/h49 mph, rain 90%
  • Mon2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 83%
  • Tue0.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 78 km/h48 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 50%
  • Thu2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h31 mph, rain 43%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miHogha Gearraidh (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miPort Adhair Bheinn na Faoghla (BEB)

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

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