Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 6PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1619 | 1083 | 916 | 764 | 862 | 835 | 941 | 1505 | 1565 | 1757 | 1786 | 2098 | 2535 | 3322 | 3556 | 3065 | 2113 | 1494 | 814 | 2484 | 3194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:05PM2.94m | 5:44AM3.01m | 5:43PM3.17m | 6:18AM3.26m | 6:20PM3.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM1.10m | 11:28PM0.61m | 11:45AM0.85m | 00:04AM0.35m | 12:21PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -5 | -1 | -4 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | E 6 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1619 | 1083 | 916 | 764 | 862 | 835 | 941 | 1505 | 1565 | 1757 | 1786 | 2098 | 2535 | 3322 | 3556 | 3065 | 2113 | 1494 | 814 | 40 | 3194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 7 | N 11 | N 6 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NE 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 31 | 52 | 50 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | W 2 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | S 6 | WSW 11 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 91 | 235 | 457 | 2484 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 337 | 198 | 198 | 13 | 13 | 84 | 0 | 13 | 84 | 107 | 177 | 135 | 107 | 107 | 135 | 89 | 702 | 767 | 814 | 351 |
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