Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 4PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WSW 9 | NE 6 | W 5 | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 112 | 153 | 158 | 241 | 229 | 205 | 178 | 155 | 122 | 103 | 88 | 63 | 69 | 64 | 44 | 41 | 92 | 285 | 182 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:27AM3.39m | 8:32PM3.67m | 8:58AM3.44m | 9:03PM3.67m | 9:29AM3.43m | 9:36PM3.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.33m | 2:51AM0.03m | 2:59PM0.30m | 3:22AM0.05m | 3:32PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | E 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 10 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 155 | 122 | 103 | 88 | 63 | 68 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 51 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 6 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 59 | 56 | 69 | 64 | 44 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | N 13 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | W 11 | N 6 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 1 | — | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 112 | 153 | 158 | 241 | 229 | 205 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 92 | 285 | 182 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 433 | 433 | 485 | 337 | 107 |
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