
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 9AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
126 | 115 | 145 | 297 | 235 | 223 | 162 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 90 | 87 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 65 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:26AM3.40m | 7:43PM3.69m | 8:18AM3.48m | 8:30PM3.83m | 9:06AM3.49m | 9:16PM3.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.19m | 1:33PM0.33m | 2:06AM-0.01m | 2:20PM0.26m | 2:53AM-0.12m | 3:04PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 11 |
126 | 115 | 80 | 297 | 235 | 223 | 162 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 90 | 87 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 65 | 209 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NE 5 | WNW 12 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NE 4 | W 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 15 |
78 | 18 | 145 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 54 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WNW 12 | NE 4 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | E 6 | NE 6 | — | W 16 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — |
7 | 115 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 728 | 14 | 14 |
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