Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 5PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 616 | 591 | 698 | 1208 | 2092 | 2056 | 1992 | 2028 | 1844 | 1645 | 1568 | 2037 | 1547 | 928 | 854 | 1810 | 1556 | 1428 | 1344 | 1145 | 992 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:18AM3.59m | 8:47PM3.38m | 9:04AM3.42m | 9:41PM3.12m | 9:58AM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.17m | 2:56AM0.44m | 3:27PM0.34m | 3:46AM0.73m | 4:27PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 616 | 591 | 698 | 1208 | 2092 | 2056 | 1992 | 2028 | 1844 | 1645 | 1568 | 154 | 1547 | 928 | 773 | 1810 | 1556 | 1428 | 1344 | 1145 | 992 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 341 | 163 | 114 | 62 | 65 | 93 | 106 | 96 | 88 | 83 | 53 | 33 | 275 | 545 | 854 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 16 | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | S 4 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 47 | 46 | 69 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | 29 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | WSW 12 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 61 | 155 | 2037 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 107 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 107 | 198 |
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