Ruhba Phail (Lewis) Surf Forecast

/ Scot – Outer Hebrides (10 surf breaks) /

UK (473 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (58.19° N 7.10° W)

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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 06 Nov 2025 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 12.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ruhba Phail (Lewis) this week:

The surf forecast for Ruhba Phail (Lewis) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 07) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Ruhba Phail (Lewis) in the next 12 days are 3.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 09) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 11) at 9PM.

Wave Type	Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	6AM (Fri 7th Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m) 10s
Best Surf	12PM (Sat 8th Nov)	10ft (3.0m) 17s
Most Powerful	9PM (Sun 9th Nov)	11ft (3.5m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ruhba Phail (Lewis) over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Wed afternoon).
		Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thu 13
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	4	!	!	4	3	!	!	!	!	4	3	3	3	1	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	W	N	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	N	N	NNE
Period(s) (?)	12	10	9	17	17	17	16	14	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	11	11	11	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	437	202	108	465	2669	5100	4037	1645	2268	6640	5471	5145	3865	2215	1225	553	479	606	458	530	386
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	E	SSE	S	SSW	ESE	ESE	SSE	SW	W	SE	E	E	ESE	NE	N	ENE	E	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:17AM 3.75		7:43PM 3.62	8:01AM 3.65		8:33PM 3.41	8:48AM 3.47		9:27PM 3.14	9:41AM 3.23		10:29PM 2.85	10:43AM 3.00		11:44PM 2.63	11:57AM 2.81		1:09AM 2.55		1:18PM 2.73
Low Tide / height (m)	1:07AM -0.05		1:31PM -0.07	1:51AM 0.12		2:18PM 0.03	2:36AM 0.37		3:09PM 0.22		3:26AM 0.67	4:06PM 0.47		4:23AM 0.96	5:15PM 0.71		5:36AM 1.19		6:38PM 0.85	7:05AM 1.28

		Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thu 13
Sunrise	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08	-
Sunset	-	-	4:27	-	-	4:24	-	-	4:22	-	-	4:20	-	-	4:17	-	-	4:15	-	-	4:14

Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	4	10	1	10	12	1	1
Temp. °C	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	8	7	7
Feels °C (?)	10	12	12	11	12	12	11	7	6	7	9	10	8	5	5	10	10	9	-3	-4	-3

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The above surf forecast table for Ruhba Phail (Lewis) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Ruhba Phail (Lewis) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Ruhba Phail (Lewis) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Ruhba Phail (Lewis)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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