
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 3PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1348 | 1429 | 1944 | 1121 | 936 | 1293 | 1532 | 1549 | 1755 | 1966 | 1655 | 1583 | 1641 | 1241 | 882 | 736 | 714 | 512 | 371 | 273 | 282 | 339 | 368 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:55AM3.56m | 8:02PM3.71m | 8:27AM3.62m | 8:36PM3.72m | 9:00AM3.60m | 9:14PM3.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.23m | 2:19AM-0.06m | 2:34PM0.17m | 2:53AM-0.01m | 3:10PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
1348 | 1429 | 55 | 1121 | 936 | 113 | 107 | 104 | 100 | 98 | 1655 | 1583 | 1641 | 1241 | 882 | 736 | 714 | 512 | 371 | 273 | 282 | 339 | 368 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | S 4 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
34 | 33 | 55 | 87 | 85 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 97 | 95 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | SE 5 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | W 10 | WNW 9 |
4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 11 | — | SE 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
95 | 98 | 1944 | — | 3 | 1293 | 1532 | 1549 | 1755 | 1966 | 20 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 40 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 716 | 486 | 106 | 145 | 107 | 199 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 183 | 149 | 149 | 107 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 89 | 89 |
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