Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 135 | 212 | 473 | 659 | 1083 | 1085 | 1016 | 951 | 815 | 804 | 798 | 795 | 743 | 670 | 495 | 326 | 267 | 226 | 153 | 113 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM2.56m | 5:32AM2.55m | 5:49PM2.79m | 6:18AM2.75m | 6:28PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM1.35m | 11:22PM1.17m | 11:37AM1.15m | 00:09AM0.93m | 12:18PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 125 | 135 | 212 | 473 | 659 | 1083 | 1085 | 1016 | 951 | 815 | 804 | 798 | 795 | 743 | 670 | 495 | 326 | 267 | 226 | 153 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 58 | 43 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NNW 12 | N 13 | NW 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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