Surf Forecasts:
Mangersta Sands (Lewis) surf forecast from 24 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 24 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 27 Oct, 12PM (local time) - 34ft (10.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with 55,547 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 24 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW 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 Saturday (Oct 24) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 5.0m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mangersta Sands (Lewis) in the next 16 days are 10.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore 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 (Oct 27) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 24th Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 24th Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Tue 27th Oct) | 34ft (10.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mangersta Sands (Lewis) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly stormy winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | WSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | W 16 | W 14 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2964 | 15296 | 33922 | 26408 | 6056 | 1944 | 716 | 5500 | 39431 | 52860 | 21487 | 8552 | 4073 | 2253 | 1544 | 2034 | 6090 | 4308 | 3283 | 2243 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 6:13PM3.31m | 6:42AM3.43m | 6:51PM3.48m | 7:16AM3.58m | 7:29PM3.59m | 7:52AM3.64m | 8:10PM3.60m | 8:30AM3.63m | 8:53PM3.52m | 9:12AM3.53m | 9:40PM3.33m | 9:57AM3.36m | 10:34PM3.08m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.16m | 12:48PM0.34m | 1:05AM0.03m | 1:25PM0.17m | 1:42AM-0.01m | 2:03PM0.07m | 2:21AM0.05m | 2:44PM0.07m | 3:02AM0.20m | 3:28PM0.16m | 3:46AM0.43m | 4:17PM0.34m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
mm | 14 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -2 | 8 | -10 | -4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -8 | -8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 15 | — | — | NNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 10 | N 12 | N 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 |
| kJ | 617 | 15296 | — | — | 2273 | 1944 | 716 | 145 | — | — | — | — | 1654 | 475 | 1544 | 96 | 86 | 4308 | 3283 | 2243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | SSW 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 75 | — | — | — | — | 624 | 202 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 530 | 114 | 106 | 61 | 31 | 15 | 1193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 180 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 12 | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | N 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | — | SE 5 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | W 16 | W 14 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSE 5 | SW 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2964 | 148 | 33922 | 26408 | 6056 | — | 53 | 5500 | 39431 | 52860 | 21487 | 8552 | 4073 | 2253 | 42 | 2034 | 6090 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 853 | 126 | 807 | 942 | 319 | 10 | 374 | 126 | 942 | 1077 | 886 | 684 | 319 | 213 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 171 | 145 |
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