Surf Forecasts:
Dalbeg (Lewis) surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period, W swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period, W swell with 8,422 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N 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 Sunday (Aug 30) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. 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 5.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dalbeg (Lewis) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | N 8 | N 9 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 100 | 134 | 89 | 62 | 94 | 118 | 211 | 88 | 2725 | 1702 | 297 | 351 | 262 | 258 | 2474 | 8304 | 7672 | 4468 | 5311 | 1439 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36PM3.48m | 8:59AM3.23m | 9:07PM3.49m | 9:31AM3.23m | 9:40PM3.42m | 10:04AM3.17m | 10:17PM3.28m | 10:42AM3.04m | 10:59PM3.08m | 11:26AM2.87m | 11:51PM2.82m | 12:24PM2.67m | 1:04AM2.58m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.26m | 2:55AM0.02m | 3:02PM0.23m | 3:27AM0.04m | 3:35PM0.27m | 4:00AM0.15m | 4:11PM0.37m | 4:36AM0.33m | 4:51PM0.53m | 5:18AM0.57m | 5:39PM0.74m | 6:10AM0.85m | 6:43PM0.96m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | WSW 9 | NNE 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | — | WSW 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 1 | 134 | 89 | 56 | 94 | 13 | 39 | 44 | 15 | — | 297 | 351 | 262 | 229 | 144 | 92 | 45 | 26 | 164 | 1439 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WSW 10 | NNE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | NNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 31 | 40 | 59 | 88 | — | — | 202 | 134 | 119 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 8 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 114 | 15 | 67 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | SE 3 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 100 | — | — | — | — | 118 | 211 | 53 | 2725 | 1702 | — | — | 4 | 258 | 2474 | 8304 | 7672 | 4468 | 5311 | 398 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 437 | 475 | 147 | 708 | 337 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 137 | 912 | 780 | 827 | 166 | 1 | 0 |
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