Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 72 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 69 | 99 | 125 | 221 | 349 | 1056 | 1137 | 1018 | 907 | 723 | 551 | 434 | 373 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51PM3.35m | 11:18AM3.06m | 11:32PM3.04m | 11:59AM2.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.52m | 5:05AM0.49m | 5:19PM0.75m | 5:43AM0.80m | 6:02PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 75 | 72 | 53 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 349 | 1056 | 1137 | 1018 | 907 | 723 | 551 | 408 | 346 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 8 | N 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 3 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 7 | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 2 | 69 | 99 | 125 | 221 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 102 | 371 | 434 | 373 | 490 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 107 | 107 | 149 | 107 | 107 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 121 | 191 | 285 | 299 |
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