Ostel Bay beach
Argyll and Bute · United Kingdom
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Ostel Bay beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the United Kingdom shoreline, opening onto the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland — it catches E–SW swell, and offshore NW–N winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~13.1°C (55.6°F) on average
Jan
8.8°C
47.8°F · 7.8–10.2°C
Feb
8°C
46.4°F · 7.2–8.8°C
Mar
7.7°C
45.9°F · 6.6–9.1°C
Apr
8.5°C
47.3°F · 7.1–9.3°C
May
10°C
50°F · 8.6–12.1°C
Jun
11.9°C
53.4°F · 10.5–13.2°C
Jul
13.3°C
55.9°F · 11.7–15.1°C
Aug
13.8°C
56.8°F · 12.9–14.9°C
Sep
13.9°C
57°F · 12.6–16.1°C
Oct
13.1°C
55.6°F · 12.1–14.6°C
Nov
11.7°C
53.1°F · 9.2–13°C
Dec
10.2°C
50.4°F · 9.3–11.6°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–SW
Best wind
NW–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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