Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | 24 | 34 | 96 | 90 | 106 | 99 | 74 | 69 | 49 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 64 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:02PM3.26m | 7:27AM3.14m | 7:32PM3.46m | 7:57AM3.29m | 8:02PM3.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.44m | 1:24PM0.55m | 1:49AM0.24m | 1:56PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 6 |
36 | 24 | 34 | 96 | 90 | 106 | 99 | 74 | 69 | 49 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | E 9 | N 9 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 27 | 34 | 64 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 204 | 423 | 302 | 294 | 294 | 199 | 204 | 294 | 204 |
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