Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 5PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1665 | 1256 | 1141 | 1641 | 1301 | 1174 | 963 | 997 | 997 | 849 | 733 | 720 | 711 | 595 | 505 | 452 | 440 | 800 | 2908 | 2846 | 2305 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:33AM2.92m | 11:03PM2.63m | 11:17AM2.70m | 00:01AM2.39m | 12:22PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.89m | 5:02AM1.15m | 5:42PM1.13m | 5:54AM1.38m | 6:55PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1665 | 1256 | 1141 | 1641 | 1301 | 1174 | 963 | 997 | 997 | 849 | 733 | 720 | 711 | 595 | 505 | 452 | 440 | 800 | 2908 | 2846 | 2305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 413 | 849 | 1073 | 1162 | 1144 | 987 | 865 | 613 | 505 | 423 | 423 | 356 | 353 | 353 | 287 | 282 | 232 | 228 | 228 | 174 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | — | NW 13 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | N 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 535 | — | 155 | — | 87 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 206 | 276 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 819 | 640 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 774 | 774 | 14 | 40 | 107 | 125 | 162 | 107 | 190 | 107 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 89 | 107 | 107 | 107 |
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