Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 7PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 997 | 849 | 733 | 720 | 694 | 595 | 566 | 514 | 682 | 951 | 3281 | 3463 | 2466 | 2056 | 1510 | 1347 | 4293 | 4940 | 5914 | 5538 | 4767 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:17AM2.70m | 00:01AM2.39m | 12:22PM2.50m | 1:33AM2.25m | 1:56PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM1.13m | 5:54AM1.38m | 6:55PM1.31m | 7:17AM1.53m | 8:39PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 997 | 849 | 733 | 720 | 694 | 595 | 566 | 514 | 682 | 951 | 3281 | 3463 | 2466 | 2056 | 1510 | 1347 | 4293 | 4940 | 5914 | 5538 | 4767 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 505 | 423 | 423 | 353 | 353 | 292 | 287 | 282 | 232 | 228 | 180 | 134 | 130 | 94 | 329 | 981 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | NW 9 | W 18 | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — | WNW 18 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 206 | — | — | — | 63 | 65 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 16 | 13 | 40 | 26 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 4 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 190 | 190 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 125 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 89 | 84 | 84 | 1 |
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