Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 12AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, gales from the S by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 452 | 394 | 370 | 273 | 188 | 120 | 80 | 79 | 289 | 289 | 260 | 282 | 2646 | 3771 | 2680 | 1690 | 1968 | 3354 | 3149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:03PM3.62m | 8:24AM3.59m | 8:37PM3.52m | 8:54AM3.50m | 9:11PM3.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM0.20m | 2:15AM0.08m | 2:31PM0.21m | 2:46AM0.23m | 3:04PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 14 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 452 | 394 | 370 | 273 | 188 | 103 | 80 | 78 | 289 | 289 | 260 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 210 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 10 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NE 8 | NW 8 | NNE 8 | — | NE 10 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 161 | 154 | 147 | 147 | 116 | 120 | 42 | 79 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 7 | — | 4 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SW 7 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 | — | — | WNW 6 | NNE 8 | WNW 10 | — | E 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 120 | 97 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 14 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 11 | — | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 254 | 28 | 16 | 23 | 282 | 2646 | 3771 | 2680 | 1690 | 1968 | 3354 | 3149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 13 | 89 | 362 | 485 | 294 | 199 | 299 | 902 | 302 | 199 |
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