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Tràigh Iar

Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

Tràigh Iar 3 photos

  • Traigh Iar Harris looking south to Ceapabhal and Toe Head. At the start of January 2010 there was still enough snow - and some great light - around the Outer Hebrides to create some fascinating scenes

    Traigh Iar Harris looking south to Ceapabhal and Toe Head. At the start of January 2010 there was still enough snow - and some great light - around the Outer Hebrides to create some fascinating scenes. John Masterson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Northern end of Traigh Iar

    Northern end of Traigh Iar. Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Shell tide mark On the beach of Traigh Iar.

    Shell tide mark On the beach of Traigh Iar.. James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:02 pm
9 am
1.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

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
8°C46°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
2013 km/hmph W
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:02 pm
Today
1.8Poor9 am2113
2.3Poor10 am106
2.3Poor11 am117
1.9Poor12 pm106
2.3Poor1 pm95
2.3Poor2 pm149
2.5Poor3 pm159
2.8Poor4 pm1710
3.3Poor5 pm1811
4.5Fair6 pm159
Sat
1.4Poor9 am4226
1.0Poor10 am4629
0.7Poor11 am5534
0.6Poor12 pm5534
0.8Poor1 pm6238
0.6Poor2 pm6037
0.6Poor3 pm3421
1.0Poor4 pm3320
0.9Poor5 pm4628
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, 1.2 m. Low at 12 am, -2.0 m. High at 6 am, 0.9 mLow 11 am, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 5 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 12 am, -2.0 m7 ftHigh 6 am, 0.9 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 11 am, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 5 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 12 am, -2.0 m7 ft
  • High 6 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.

  • Sun1.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 73 km/h45 mph, rain 96%
  • Mon3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 73%
  • Tue0.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 75 km/h46 mph, rain 96%
  • Wed1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 75%
  • Thu2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 55%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m660 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
750 m0.5 miHorgabost
Nearest town
2.3 km1.5 miNa Buirgh (village)
Nearest airport
48 km30 miPort Adhair Bheinn na Faoghla (BEB)

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

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