Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 764 | 621 | 584 | 480 | 929 | 1210 | 1549 | 2482 | 5375 | 15048 | 20396 | 18688 | 15686 | 12672 | 9756 | 7272 | 5591 | 4207 | 3140 | 2585 | 2360 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:32AM3.12m | 10:51PM2.96m | 11:07AM2.87m | 11:34PM2.66m | 11:52AM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.68m | 4:56AM0.87m | 5:19PM0.94m | 5:36AM1.16m | 6:09PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 5 | N 9 |
| kJ | 764 | 621 | 584 | 480 | 84 | 45 | 46 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 295 | 4207 | 3140 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | NNW 8 | NW 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 9 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 238 | 257 | 187 | 129 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | 17 | 111 | 105 | 108 | 94 | 71 | 44 | 6 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | W 11 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | N 12 | NW 12 | NNW 13 | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 143 | 96 | 49 | 78 | 47 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 12 | 61 | 929 | 1210 | 1549 | 2482 | 5375 | 15048 | 20396 | 18688 | 15686 | 12672 | 9756 | 7272 | 5591 | 15 | 29 | 2585 | 2360 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 107 | 107 | 135 | 249 | 481 | 483 | 481 | 486 | 767 | 767 | 814 | 814 | 716 | 716 | 814 | 344 | 902 | 177 | 135 | 344 |
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