
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 11PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
428 | 367 | 379 | 392 | 398 | 323 | 482 | 412 | 450 | 458 | 449 | 443 | 553 | 504 | 379 | 610 | 612 | 673 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:05PM3.72m | 9:28AM3.51m | 9:40PM3.52m | 9:59AM3.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.17m | 3:18AM0.05m | 3:31PM0.27m | 3:50AM0.29m | 4:05PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 10 |
428 | 351 | 327 | 392 | 398 | 323 | 313 | 412 | 450 | 458 | 449 | 443 | 553 | 53 | 379 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 614 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 3 | N 10 | W 10 | N 10 | W 12 | W 11 |
267 | 367 | 379 | 143 | 106 | 108 | 299 | 236 | 232 | 173 | 116 | 85 | 82 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
96 | 75 | 55 | 73 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — | NW 4 | W 10 | W 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 |
1 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 281 | 277 | 482 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | — | 10 | 504 | 16 | 610 | 612 | 673 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 89 | 89 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 13 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 84 | 84 | 107 | 767 | 767 | 107 | 902 | 755 |
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