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Off shore Sunday 18th Sepember 2011, Rackwick

1:59 pm 18 Sep 2011

Wind, waves and sun - Newgale

12:22 pm 16 Aug 2011


Dalmore Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Dalmore Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – Lewis, UK)

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Name: Dalmore Bay
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: NE

Dalmore Bay in Lewis is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Both left and right reef breaks. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Dalmore Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Dalmore Bay:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Dalbeg 1 mi
Second closest break Bragar 5 mi
Third closest break Barvas 9 mi
Fourth closest break Rubh A Bhiogar 9 mi
Fifth closest break Cliff Beach 10 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Dalmore Bay:

Closest wave buoy K5 Buoy 177 mi
Second closest wave buoy K7 Buoy 183 mi
Third closest wave buoy M4 Donegal Bay Buoy 260 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy North Sea 2 Buoy 279 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy North Sea 3 Buoy 279 mi

Tide stations nearest to Dalmore Bay:

Closest tide station Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland 15 mi
Second closest tide station Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland - READ flaterco. 15 mi
Third closest tide station Kinlochbervie, Scotland 62 mi
Fourth closest tide station Kinlochbervie, Scotland - READ flaterco.com/pol.htm 62 mi
Fifth closest tide station Ullapool, Scotland 65 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Dalmore Bay:

Closest ski area Nevis Range (United Kingdom) 120 mi
Second closest ski area Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom) 136 mi
Third closest ski area Cairngorm (United Kingdom) 140 mi
Fourth closest ski area The Lecht (United Kingdom) 150 mi
Fifth closest ski area Glenshee (United Kingdom) 160 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Dalmore Bay:

Closest city location Stornoway (United Kingdom) 15 mi
Second closest city location Ullapool (United Kingdom) 64 mi
Third closest city location Portree (United Kingdom) 66 mi
Fourth closest city location Mallaig (United Kingdom) 96 mi
Fifth closest city location Dingwall (United Kingdom) 98 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Dalmore Bay is Stornoway Airport (SYY) in U.k., which is 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Dalmore Bay is Benbecula Airport (BEB) in U.k, 99 km (61 miles) away.
  • The third closest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), also in U.k, 181 km (112 miles) away.
Dalmore Bay break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Dalmore Bay, Scotland - Lewis. Use the tab navigation above to view Dalmore Bay sea temperature, Dalmore Bay photographs, Dalmore Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Dalmore Bay webcams, current wind from Scotland - Lewis live weather stations and Dalmore Bay tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Dalmore Bay.