Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) surfForecast / Scot – Outer Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 May 2026 BST
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Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) today?

The current surf forecast for Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) at 3AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (18 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
2
3
2
3
3
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.8
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.7
W
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1113
972
785
676
588
498
394
333
279
230
179
106
78
56
39
24
321
577
888
1208
1470
1001
1156
1106
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
35
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:29AM3.63m
8:49PM3.71m
9:20AM3.50m
9:36PM3.62m
10:14AM3.30m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.02m
2:40PM0.14m
3:09AM0.02m
3:27PM0.31m
4:00AM0.11m
4:16PM0.53m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:53
9:55
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
8
7
8
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
10
5
4
5
6
7
9
8
6
7
6
4
3
5
8
9
7
7
7
7
8
7
3
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.7
W
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1113
972
785
676
588
498
394
333
279
230
179
106
78
96
72
41
321
577
888
1208
1470
1001
1156
1106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
137
111
111
106
99
96
99
99
99
76
53
51
36
56
39
24
29
61
81
20
19
8
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
E
5
0.3
NNE
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
17
16
25
24
14
32
14
11
1
1
1
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.7
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
E
5
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.6
S
5
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
36
79
66
112
6
3
1
3
13
5
30
57
16
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
351
1
0
0
7
0
0
7
107
107
105
149
176
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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