Surf Forecasts:
Bragar (Lewis) surf forecast from 19 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 20 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 25 Oct, 9AM (local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 13s period, NW swell with 24,380 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 20 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bragar (Lewis) this week:
The surf forecast for Bragar (Lewis) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bragar (Lewis) in the next 16 days are 8.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 25) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 24) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Tue 20th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Tue 20th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Sun 25th Oct) | 28ft (8.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bragar (Lewis) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6932 | 4736 | 3106 | 2641 | 1768 | 2084 | 3506 | 2310 | 1487 | 959 | 949 | 1624 | 2020 | 8451 | 4409 | 1786 | 18186 | 24380 | 15529 | 1934 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:15AM2.30m | 3:22PM2.53m | 4:23AM2.50m | 4:21PM2.72m | 5:08AM2.75m | 5:05PM2.94m | 5:44AM3.01m | 5:43PM3.17m | 6:18AM3.26m | 6:20PM3.39m | 6:51AM3.47m | 6:57PM3.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM1.32m | 9:05AM1.51m | 9:59PM1.13m | 10:18AM1.33m | 10:49PM0.88m | 11:05AM1.10m | 11:28PM0.61m | 11:45AM0.85m | 00:04AM0.35m | 12:21PM0.60m | 00:39AM0.15m | 12:57PM0.37m | 1:15AM0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 4:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | N 11 | W 13 | W 12 | NNE 12 | — | — | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 6932 | 4736 | 3106 | 2641 | 1768 | 2084 | 2726 | 2310 | 1487 | 959 | 949 | 1624 | 2020 | 58 | 4409 | 1786 | 47 | — | — | 1875 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | E 4 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | N 11 | SE 4 | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 23 | — | 10 | 33 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | — | 53 | 33 | — | — | — | 1898 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1934 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | E 4 | — | ESE 4 | — | WNW 13 | NNW 6 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | W 14 | — | SE 5 | WSW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | — |
| kJ | 23 | — | 14 | — | 11 | — | 3506 | 82 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 8451 | — | 75 | 18186 | 24380 | 15529 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 7 | 439 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 113 | 248 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 441 | 341 | 95 | 820 | 829 | 707 | 711 |
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