Surf Forecasts:
Ruhba Phail (Lewis) surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period, WSW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period, W swell with 5,541 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ruhba Phail (Lewis) this week:
The surf forecast for Ruhba Phail (Lewis) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ruhba Phail (Lewis) in the next 16 days are 4.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 10AM. 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 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ruhba Phail (Lewis) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | NW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 83 | 110 | 70 | 62 | 94 | 208 | 664 | 122 | 848 | 549 | 856 | 932 | 656 | 949 | 2774 | 1930 | 1780 | 5541 | 3575 | 1219 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:25PM3.58m | 8:50AM3.42m | 8:57PM3.58m | 9:22AM3.40m | 9:30PM3.51m | 9:55AM3.33m | 10:07PM3.37m | 10:33AM3.18m | 10:49PM3.16m | 11:17AM2.98m | 11:41PM2.90m | 12:14PM2.76m | 00:53AM2.65m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.32m | 2:41AM0.04m | 2:51PM0.29m | 3:12AM0.06m | 3:24PM0.31m | 3:46AM0.16m | 3:59PM0.41m | 4:22AM0.34m | 4:39PM0.56m | 5:03AM0.58m | 5:26PM0.76m | 5:56AM0.86m | 6:30PM0.98m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | WSW 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | WSW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 1 | 110 | 70 | 55 | 94 | 13 | 8 | 122 | 48 | 549 | 856 | 932 | 656 | 273 | 133 | 107 | 58 | 5541 | 3575 | 1219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | WSW 9 | — | N 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 86 | — | 263 | 232 | 109 | 49 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 10 | NW 6 | WSW 11 | W 8 | N 11 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | N 9 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 208 | 664 | 72 | 848 | 296 | — | — | — | 949 | 2774 | 1930 | 1780 | 39 | 34 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 333 | 144 | 687 | 455 | 130 | 8 | 8 | 126 | 372 | 1032 | 665 | 144 | 120 |
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