Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 3PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
168 | 138 | 109 | 84 | 63 | 47 | 34 | 35 | 70 | 113 | 106 | 103 | 75 | 72 | 53 | 51 | 80 | 128 | 188 | 234 | 359 | 641 | 1029 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:04AM3.43m | 10:13PM3.63m | 10:41AM3.27m | 10:51PM3.35m | 11:18AM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.34m | 4:29AM0.20m | 4:40PM0.52m | 5:05AM0.49m | 5:19PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 9 | W 10 |
168 | 138 | 109 | 84 | 63 | 47 | 34 | 29 | 70 | 113 | 106 | 103 | 75 | 72 | 53 | 51 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 39 | 53 | 641 | 1029 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 4 | N 7 | ENE 4 | NNE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | W 16 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
39 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 45 | 10 | 28 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 58 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | N 8 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 8 | NW 5 | NNE 7 | SSE 3 | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — |
12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 18 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | E 4 | SSE 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 3 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 15 | 6 | 80 | 128 | 188 | 234 | 359 | 7 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 145 | 218 | 485 | 999 | 107 | 107 |
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