Surf Forecasts:
Balephetrish (Tiree) surf forecast from 17 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 21 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 24 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period, W swell with 7,907 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 17 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Balephetrish (Tiree) this week:
The surf forecast for Balephetrish (Tiree) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Balephetrish (Tiree) in the next 16 days are 4.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 24) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Sat 17th Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sat 24th Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Balephetrish (Tiree) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 15 | W 12 | WNW 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 747 | 565 | 222 | 279 | 1358 | 1045 | 1012 | 2090 | 2027 | 1327 | 1359 | 965 | 2084 | 3992 | 1787 | 683 | 652 | 934 | 798 | 625 | 2077 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:13AM2.83m | 10:30PM2.55m | 11:10AM2.57m | 11:41PM2.32m | 1:09PM2.44m | 2:09AM2.29m | 3:02PM2.58m | 3:32AM2.50m | 3:56PM2.85m | 4:17AM2.78m | 4:34PM3.13m | 4:53AM3.07m | 5:07PM3.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM1.29m | 5:07AM1.34m | 6:02PM1.52m | 6:30AM1.49m | 7:44PM1.56m | 8:10AM1.45m | 9:11PM1.39m | 9:24AM1.25m | 10:05PM1.12m | 10:13AM0.98m | 10:44PM0.81m | 10:53AM0.69m | 11:19PM0.51m | ||||||||
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 | 8:02 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 15 | W 12 | WNW 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | SE 5 | — | N 6 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 747 | 565 | 222 | 279 | 1358 | 1045 | 1012 | 2090 | 2027 | 1327 | 1359 | 965 | 27 | — | 17 | 683 | 652 | 934 | 798 | 410 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 17 | W 15 | WNW 18 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SSE 5 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 319 | 117 | 6 | 272 | 104 | 460 | — | — | — | — | 203 | 32 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 36 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 353 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 15 | 91 | 167 | 70 | 64 | 2084 | 3992 | 1787 | 138 | 196 | — | — | 625 | 2077 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 80 | 19 | 146 | 146 | 129 | 190 | 252 | 137 | 140 | 165 | 130 | 242 | 137 | 130 | 154 |
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