Surf Forecasts:
Bragar (Lewis) surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, WSW swell with 1,121 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNW 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 Thursday (Jul 30) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bragar (Lewis) in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bragar (Lewis) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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 9 | N 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 160 | 1047 | 773 | 295 | 474 | 226 | 309 | 125 | 55 | 70 | 96 | 153 | 421 | 240 | 128 | 151 | 276 | 424 | 320 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26PM3.21m | 7:50AM3.04m | 8:00PM3.37m | 8:23AM3.13m | 8:31PM3.48m | 8:56AM3.18m | 9:02PM3.53m | 9:28AM3.20m | 9:33PM3.53m | 10:00AM3.19m | 10:04PM3.47m | 10:35AM3.14m | 10:39PM3.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.74m | 1:42AM0.55m | 1:48PM0.61m | 2:16AM0.40m | 2:21PM0.52m | 2:49AM0.29m | 2:53PM0.48m | 3:21AM0.24m | 3:25PM0.49m | 3:54AM0.23m | 3:58PM0.54m | 4:27AM0.29m | 4:34PM0.63m | ||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:43 |
mm | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 234 | 160 | 106 | 59 | 295 | 474 | 226 | 33 | 125 | 55 | 39 | 96 | 57 | 28 | 23 | 128 | 151 | 276 | 424 | 320 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | W 9 | — | — | NW 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 189 | 155 | — | — | 108 | 112 | 52 | 45 | 14 | 21 | 70 | 40 | 20 | 28 | 31 | 99 | 79 | 33 | 12 | 29 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 9 | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | SW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 10 | — | N 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | NNE 9 | SW 10 | WNW 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 16 | — | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 16 | 10 | — | 4 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 33 | 6 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | NW 7 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 103 | 1047 | 773 | — | — | — | 309 | 66 | 37 | — | — | 153 | 421 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | 184 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 131 | 131 | 276 | 113 | 24 | 90 | 1158 | 113 | 113 | 155 | 113 | 919 | 927 | 195 | 113 | 8 | 90 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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