Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 7PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1249 | 1926 | 1465 | 1022 | 924 | 1055 | 1216 | 1148 | 956 | 861 | 707 | 575 | 711 | 1194 | 1134 | 872 | 712 | 383 | 232 | 243 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:30PM2.73m | 4:11AM2.77m | 4:49PM2.92m | 5:29AM2.96m | 5:52PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM1.04m | 9:57PM1.03m | 10:35AM0.96m | 11:16PM0.76m | 11:43AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNW 10 | SSE 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 575 | 711 | 1194 | 1134 | 872 | 712 | 383 | 232 | 243 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNE 9 | NNW 9 | SSE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 349 | 245 | 163 | 129 | 102 | 154 | 207 | 151 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 54 | 54 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1249 | 1926 | 1465 | 1022 | 924 | 1055 | 1216 | 1148 | 956 | 861 | 707 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 349 | 352 | 177 | 149 | 337 | 352 | 278 | 278 | 278 | 297 | 294 | 344 | 344 | 198 | 40 | 198 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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