Surf Forecasts:
Mangersta Sands (Lewis) surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, WSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, NNW swell with 1,647 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mangersta Sands (Lewis) this week:
The surf forecast for Mangersta Sands (Lewis) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mangersta Sands (Lewis) in the next 16 days are 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mangersta Sands (Lewis) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | N 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | N 6 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 189 | 81 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 74 | 32 | 42 | 130 | 962 | 1473 | 891 | 1023 | 715 | 1615 | 992 | 786 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27AM3.12m | 10:33PM3.28m | 11:05AM3.03m | 11:13PM3.13m | 11:49AM2.90m | 00:02AM2.94m | 12:44PM2.76m | 1:07AM2.76m | 1:56PM2.66m | 2:31AM2.66m | 3:21PM2.69m | 4:04AM2.71m | 4:41PM2.87m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.29m | 4:25PM0.61m | 4:52AM0.40m | 5:04PM0.73m | 5:33AM0.56m | 5:51PM0.87m | 6:24AM0.75m | 6:50PM1.02m | 7:31AM0.94m | 8:13PM1.10m | 8:59AM1.02m | 9:48PM1.00m | 10:26AM0.94m | 11:07PM0.75m | |||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:29 |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | SW 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | W 9 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 9 | NNW 9 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 189 | 189 | 81 | 26 | 112 | 92 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 57 | 41 | 130 | 51 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 128 | 1615 | 992 | 786 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SW 9 | WNW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | WSW 10 | NW 5 | W 9 | NE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NE 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 54 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 290 | 165 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 11 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | NNE 11 | — | N 11 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | N 13 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | 14 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 44 | 186 | 197 | 111 | 109 | 746 | 559 | 200 | 74 | — | 11 | 96 | 962 | 1473 | 891 | 1023 | 715 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 40 | 2 | 242 | 318 | 1142 | 329 | 366 | 145 | 171 | 171 | 186 | 684 | 698 | 452 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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