
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
831 | 593 | 382 | 257 | 286 | 281 | 216 | 159 | 120 | 82 | 191 | 57 | 70 | 107 | 85 | 82 | 118 | 99 | 86 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:50AM3.04m | 8:00PM3.37m | 8:23AM3.13m | 8:31PM3.48m | 8:56AM3.18m | 9:02PM3.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.61m | 2:16AM0.40m | 2:21PM0.52m | 2:49AM0.29m | 2:53PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | W 7 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
79 | 79 | 382 | 257 | 286 | 281 | 216 | 159 | 120 | 82 | 39 | 57 | 70 | 66 | 85 | 82 | 118 | 99 | 86 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | N 9 | NNW 10 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | NNW 7 | SSE 3 | NNW 6 | NNE 8 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
8 | 7 | 59 | 208 | 186 | 155 | 123 | 75 | 55 | 73 | 1 | 27 | 68 | 17 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | WSW 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | W 7 | N 8 | W 7 | — | W 12 | W 11 |
— | — | 11 | 59 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 36 | 41 | — | 28 | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | 8 | 31 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | N 8 | N 5 | — | NW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
831 | 593 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 191 | 34 | — | 107 | 55 | 59 | 49 | 37 | — | 13 | 60 | 58 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 278 | 278 | 278 | 204 | 199 | 107 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 767 | 767 | 337 | 337 | 348 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 2633 | 135 |
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