
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 11AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1382 | 1485 | 1617 | 1815 | 2329 | 2718 | 3700 | 3251 | 2622 | 2155 | 1665 | 1060 | 878 | 776 | 683 | 776 | 1065 | 1388 | 1590 | 1725 | 1961 | 2381 | 2995 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:23AM2.50m | 4:21PM2.72m | 5:08AM2.75m | 5:05PM2.94m | 5:44AM3.01m | 5:43PM3.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM1.33m | 10:49PM0.88m | 11:05AM1.10m | 11:28PM0.61m | 11:45AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
1382 | 1485 | 1617 | 1815 | 2329 | 2718 | 7 | 7 | 109 | 58 | 1665 | 1060 | 878 | 776 | 683 | 776 | 1065 | 1388 | 1590 | 1725 | 1961 | 2381 | 2995 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | — | N 13 | NW 13 | NE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
39 | 34 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 6 | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 75 | 44 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | — | — | NE 6 | E 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | S 3 | N 9 |
— | — | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | SW 2 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — |
12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3700 | 3251 | 2622 | 2155 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 149 | 344 | 344 | 344 | 337 | 337 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 107 | 107 | 121 |
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