Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dalbeg (Lewis) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Dalbeg (Lewis) at 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dalbeg (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
306 | 311 | 320 | 355 | 356 | 399 | 359 | 313 | 264 | 225 | 162 | 162 | 192 | 162 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 94 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:52PM2.49m | 1:24AM2.36m | 2:05PM2.34m | 2:55AM2.23m | 3:41PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM1.19m | 7:31AM1.30m | 8:26PM1.36m | 9:09AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
87 | 85 | 60 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 23 | 313 | 264 | 225 | 162 | 162 | 192 | 162 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 94 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 59 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — |
306 | 311 | 320 | 355 | 356 | 399 | 359 | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 18 | 41 | 55 | 68 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 490 | 1125 | 1413 | 490 | 317 | 323 | 620 | 1 | 752 | 490 | 311 | 311 | 120 | 120 | 137 | 311 | 311 | 311 | 311 | 307 | 120 |
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