Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Port of Ness
Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Port of Ness is a surf break in Isle of Lewis, Scotland, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Port of Ness is Jan & Feb, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Jan & Feb.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:JanFeb
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 9.8ft average swell at 9.6 s from the NW.
Feb: 10.1ft average swell at 9.9 s from the WNW.
Mar: 7.4ft average swell at 9.2 s from the NNW.
Apr: 5.9ft average swell at 7.9 s from the NNW.
May: 4.8ft average swell at 7.3 s from the NW.
Jun: 4.8ft average swell at 7 s from the NW.
Jul: 4.3ft average swell at 6.6 s from the NNW.
Aug: 4.7ft average swell at 6.9 s from the NW.
Sep: 6.0ft average swell at 7.7 s from the NNW.
Oct: 7.5ft average swell at 8.4 s from the NNW.
Nov: 7.2ft average swell at 8.8 s from the NW.
Dec: 9.7ft average swell at 9.5 s from the NNW.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 58.5°, -6.0°.
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