Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 4AM is: 6.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 13 | W 12 | NNW 13 | N 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28308 | 20018 | 15048 | 12158 | 10205 | 7884 | 3903 | 3319 | 2725 | 2032 | 1806 | 1530 | 1256 | 1359 | 1616 | 1452 | 1121 | 955 | 997 | 895 | 760 | 721 | 708 | 629 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57AM3.15m | 10:21PM2.89m | 10:33AM2.92m | 11:03PM2.63m | 11:17AM2.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.66m | 4:13PM0.65m | 4:23AM0.91m | 4:52PM0.89m | 5:02AM1.15m | 5:42PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 28308 | 20018 | 15048 | 12158 | 9535 | 545 | 2601 | 1914 | 2725 | 2032 | 1806 | 1530 | 1256 | 1141 | 1616 | 1452 | 952 | 955 | 997 | 895 | 760 | 721 | 708 | 629 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | N 24 | N 24 | N 23 | WNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 46 | 11 | 11 | 201 | 184 | 159 | 1451 | 1310 | 981 | 819 | 1004 | 1359 | 1339 | 1058 | 1121 | 892 | 747 | 530 | 437 | 368 | 365 | 297 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 16 | — | S 3 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 14 | NW 8 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | 1 | 88 | 425 | — | — | — | 97 | 132 | 121 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 3 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10205 | 7884 | 3903 | 3319 | 2237 | 1 | — | — | 557 | 517 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 316 | 294 | 284 | 284 | 297 | 299 | 177 | 177 | 162 | 107 | 107 | 774 | 774 | 204 | 14 | 40 | 30 | 107 | 13 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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