Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 883 | 685 | 506 | 339 | 225 | 123 | 126 | 343 | 1068 | 1706 | 1764 | 1959 | 2449 | 3256 | 5502 | 9065 | 10770 | 9385 | 7161 | 6223 | 4791 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:11PM3.47m | 6:46AM3.43m | 6:51PM3.60m | 7:21AM3.56m | 7:28PM3.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.60m | 00:33AM0.11m | 12:48PM0.40m | 1:09AM0.01m | 1:24PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | N 9 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | WNW 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 883 | 685 | 506 | 339 | 225 | 123 | 126 | 85 | 100 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 95 | 117 | 7161 | 115 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 12 | — | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | NE 12 | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 110 | 106 | 106 | 83 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 74 | — | 17 | — | 29 | 37 | — | — | 37 | — | — | 117 | 71 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SE 4 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | S 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 35 | 46 | 120 | 27 | 343 | 1068 | 1706 | 1764 | 1959 | 2449 | 3256 | 5502 | 9065 | 10770 | 9385 | — | 6223 | 4791 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 107 | 107 | 30 | 89 | 135 | 107 | 125 | 294 | 767 | 902 | 1392 | 769 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 767 | 716 | 701 | 701 |
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