Surf Forecasts:
Ruhba Phail (Lewis) surf forecast from 7 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 13 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 8 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period, WSW swell with 1,185 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 13 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W 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 Saturday (Jun 13) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ruhba Phail (Lewis) in the next 16 days are 2.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 08) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 13th Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 13th Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ruhba Phail (Lewis) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 262 | 663 | 901 | 1155 | 1059 | 850 | 934 | 679 | 522 | 300 | 685 | 341 | 396 | 169 | 163 | 277 | 542 | 503 | 481 | 786 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:20PM2.57m | 00:24AM2.78m | 1:20PM2.57m | 1:22AM2.74m | 2:23PM2.65m | 2:26AM2.77m | 3:24PM2.78m | 3:30AM2.86m | 4:21PM2.95m | 4:33AM3.01m | 5:14PM3.14m | 5:32AM3.18m | 6:05PM3.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01AM0.84m | 6:10PM1.17m | 6:55AM0.86m | 7:12PM1.23m | 7:56AM0.83m | 8:21PM1.20m | 8:59AM0.74m | 9:30PM1.08m | 10:00AM0.62m | 10:32PM0.87m | 10:57AM0.49m | 11:28PM0.63m | 11:51AM0.36m | 00:21AM0.38m | |||||||
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 | 4:28 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | 10:29 | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | 10:31 | — | — | 10:32 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | NNE 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 |
| kJ | 233 | 184 | 663 | 901 | 1155 | 1059 | 850 | 934 | 679 | 522 | 237 | 6 | 280 | 396 | 169 | 90 | 74 | 57 | 503 | 481 | 786 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 89 | 180 | 192 | — | — | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | 27 | — | — | — | 68 | 60 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 121 | 262 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 300 | 685 | 341 | — | — | 163 | 277 | 542 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 185 | 126 | 318 | 220 | 25 | 144 | 213 | 144 | 179 | 1079 | 144 | 130 | 179 | 25 | 688 | 700 | 735 | 504 | 697 | 0 |
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