Surf Forecasts:
Dalbeg (Lewis) surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, NNE swell with 527 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s 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 02) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 7s. 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 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dalbeg (Lewis) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 230 | 189 | 258 | 196 | 152 | 115 | 100 | 527 | 376 | 150 | 97 | 77 | 43 | 177 | 219 | 169 | 161 | 165 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:09PM3.29m | 10:36AM2.94m | 10:43PM3.19m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.45m | 4:31AM0.27m | 4:36PM0.54m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 169 | 230 | 189 | 31 | 196 | 152 | 115 | 100 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 97 | 77 | 33 | 177 | 219 | 169 | 161 | 165 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 78 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 31 | 30 | 43 | 28 | 21 | 61 | 30 | 15 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | SW 13 | W 13 | W 6 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | — | — | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | — | NE 3 | E 2 | E 2 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 258 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 527 | 376 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 340 | 1 | 305 | 226 | 200 | 700 | 375 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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