Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 3AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3343 | 2920 | 2555 | 2089 | 1699 | 1342 | 984 | 813 | 723 | 573 | 550 | 756 | 1032 | 1232 | 1076 | 1107 | 1222 | 2613 | 3755 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:54PM2.36m | 4:02AM2.31m | 4:22PM2.52m | 5:08AM2.52m | 5:15PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM1.39m | 10:07AM1.46m | 10:53PM1.17m | 11:08AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 102 | 2920 | 2555 | 2089 | 1699 | 1342 | 984 | 813 | 723 | 573 | 550 | 50 | 34 | 35 | 24 | 1107 | 1222 | 2613 | 3755 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NNE 9 | WNW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 57 | 118 | 79 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 111 | 23 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 15 | — | — | NNE 8 | WNW 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 20 | WNW 18 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 54 | — | — | 11 | 57 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 14 | 7 | 104 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 3343 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 13 | 756 | 1032 | 1232 | 1076 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 476 | 337 | 278 | 0 | 107 | 89 | 107 | 107 | 125 | 125 | 135 | 135 | 145 | 135 | 107 | 198 | 198 | 135 | 107 |
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