Ruhba Phail (Lewis) surfForecast / Scot – Outer Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 GMT
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Ruhba Phail (Lewis) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ruhba Phail (Lewis) sea temperature is
8.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ruhba Phail (Lewis) today?

The current surf forecast for Ruhba Phail (Lewis) at 6AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (21 Mar)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (21 Mar)13ft (4.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Ruhba Phail (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
W
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
6
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
W
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)151515161616161515141413131415141414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63536754769697391122411082103318588712165476672671884671314314950167881670416436157381315110798785965203186
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
SW
35
S
50
S
55
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
3.65
7:55AM
3.74
8:19PM
3.61
8:34AM
3.63
8:57PM
3.48
9:17AM
3.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48AM
0.07
2:09PM
-0.09
2:25AM
0.11
2:47PM
0.09
3:06AM
0.24
3:28PM
0.36
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----6:28-------6:26-------6:22---
Sunset-------6:43-------6:45-------6:47
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
1---------1--11111----77
Temp. °C887777778987665555555458
Feels °C (?)33122100-1-2-2-2-3-4-7-7-8-7-5-3-2-4-6-3
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