Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 5PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 682 | 510 | 384 | 363 | 443 | 559 | 551 | 559 | 602 | 615 | 737 | 878 | 865 | 792 | 708 | 627 | 510 | 495 | 398 | 385 | 378 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:59AM2.82m | 00:19AM2.73m | 12:49PM2.60m | 1:21AM2.47m | 2:02PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM1.00m | 6:27AM1.10m | 6:56PM1.24m | 7:28AM1.34m | 8:22PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 682 | 510 | 384 | 284 | 190 | 158 | 125 | 122 | 89 | 61 | 60 | 40 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 627 | 510 | 495 | 398 | 385 | 378 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 79 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | NW 5 | — | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | 200 | 335 | 363 | 443 | 559 | 551 | 559 | 602 | 615 | 737 | 878 | 865 | 792 | 708 | — | 35 | — | 17 | 12 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 213 | 285 | 299 | 319 | 299 | 772 | 749 | 1392 | 695 | 487 | 487 | 312 | 14 | 14 | 487 | 319 | 308 | 305 | 305 |
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