
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 12AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4016 | 4793 | 4595 | 4145 | 4093 | 3611 | 4092 | 5468 | 7134 | 7668 | 5933 | 4201 | 3377 | 2422 | 2170 | 1807 | 1622 | 1458 | 1379 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:37PM2.71m | 2:54AM2.57m | 3:15PM2.78m | 4:22AM2.75m | 4:30PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM1.00m | 9:00AM1.29m | 9:57PM0.83m | 10:25AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | S 6 | NNW 14 | NW 12 | NNW 15 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 |
382 | 453 | 440 | 230 | 149 | 45 | 40 | 244 | 610 | 1002 | 508 | 269 | 3377 | 2422 | 78 | 62 | 84 | 115 | 1379 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 12 | — | NNW 14 | NW 12 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 |
— | — | — | 63 | 36 | 30 | — | 163 | 341 | — | 290 | 190 | 127 | 94 | 84 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 120 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 9 | NNW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 3 |
4016 | 4793 | 4595 | 4145 | 4093 | 3611 | 4092 | 5468 | 7134 | 7668 | 5933 | 4201 | — | — | 2170 | 1807 | 1622 | 1458 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 344 | 344 | 344 | 716 | 716 | 344 | 352 | 294 | 344 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 203 | 337 | 436 | 439 | 204 | 107 |
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