Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dalbeg (Lewis) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s 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 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dalbeg (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
300 | 251 | 272 | 272 | 269 | 311 | 355 | 347 | 351 | 313 | 270 | 262 | 169 | 162 | 192 | 169 | 149 | 126 | 126 | 94 | 92 | 97 | 87 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:22AM2.60m | 12:52PM2.49m | 1:24AM2.36m | 2:05PM2.34m | 2:55AM2.23m | 3:41PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM1.06m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
196 | 160 | 120 | 87 | 85 | 60 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 313 | 270 | 262 | 169 | 162 | 192 | 169 | 149 | 126 | 126 | 94 | 92 | 71 | 87 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 70 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — |
300 | 251 | 272 | 272 | 269 | 311 | 355 | 347 | 351 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 56 | 97 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 294 | 294 | 490 | 771 | 1413 | 490 | 317 | 323 | 1 | 1 | 752 | 313 | 311 | 311 | 311 | 311 | 120 | 311 | 311 | 311 | 311 | 307 | 333 |
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