Surf Forecasts:
Dalbeg (Lewis) surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, WSW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, W swell with 2,162 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dalbeg (Lewis) this week:
The surf forecast for Dalbeg (Lewis) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dalbeg (Lewis) in the next 16 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 9s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dalbeg (Lewis) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 147 | 127 | 223 | 427 | 223 | 71 | 55 | 56 | 326 | 901 | 812 | 1245 | 1362 | 1930 | 1212 | 1141 | 667 | 414 | 405 | 371 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:14AM2.87m | 11:23PM3.05m | 11:58AM2.76m | 00:13AM2.87m | 12:54PM2.64m | 1:18AM2.70m | 2:07PM2.56m | 2:43AM2.60m | 3:33PM2.60m | 4:15AM2.64m | 4:52PM2.79m | 5:32AM2.82m | 5:56PM3.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.38m | 5:15PM0.67m | 5:48AM0.54m | 6:02PM0.83m | 6:38AM0.73m | 7:01PM0.98m | 7:45AM0.92m | 8:24PM1.07m | 9:12AM1.00m | 10:00PM0.99m | 10:39AM0.92m | 11:21PM0.73m | 11:46AM0.72m | 00:22AM0.41m | |||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:25 |
mm | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 8 | NNE 7 | W 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | W 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 |
| kJ | 187 | 147 | 127 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 55 | 29 | 326 | 5 | 812 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1212 | 1141 | 667 | 414 | 405 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | W 11 | SW 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 277 | 461 | 195 | 95 | 70 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | N 12 | NNE 11 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 223 | 427 | 223 | 17 | 11 | 56 | — | 901 | — | 1245 | 1362 | 1930 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 294 | 713 | 311 | 333 | 120 | 147 | 189 | 346 | 346 | 475 | 303 | 329 | 341 | 329 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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