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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 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 5AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am 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) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 7 | 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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
111 | 88 | 108 | 125 | 135 | 212 | 502 | 659 | 1064 | 1085 | 1016 | 951 | 918 | 804 | 798 | 795 | 743 | 663 | 505 | 384 | 273 | 231 | 189 | 116 | |
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-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26AM2.38m | 4:56PM2.56m | 5:32AM2.55m | 5:49PM2.79m | 6:18AM2.75m | 6:28PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM1.37m | 10:40AM1.35m | 11:22PM1.17m | 11:37AM1.15m | 00:09AM0.93m | 12:18PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 7 | 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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
111 | 88 | 108 | 125 | 135 | 212 | 502 | 659 | 1064 | 1085 | 1016 | 951 | 918 | 804 | 798 | 795 | 743 | 663 | 505 | 384 | 273 | 231 | 189 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
12 | 16 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NNW 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 11 | W 11 | NE 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
17 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
58 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 214 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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