
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 10PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1299 | 995 | 690 | 372 | 365 | 228 | 164 | 163 | 105 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 102 | 239 | 599 | 892 | 1018 | 1032 | 955 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:09AM3.02m | 12:52PM2.79m | 1:14AM2.83m | 2:05PM2.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.90m | 6:34AM0.76m | 6:58PM1.05m | 7:41AM0.95m | 8:21PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
8 | 9 | 20 | 372 | 365 | 228 | 164 | 163 | 105 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
— | — | — | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | SSE 4 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | SSE 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | W 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
1299 | 995 | 690 | 69 | 42 | 27 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 32 | 44 | 102 | 239 | 599 | 892 | 1018 | 1032 | 955 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 297 | 1068 | 931 | 485 | 485 | 360 | 214 | 319 | 107 | 149 | 107 | 145 | 149 | 145 | 149 | 284 | 352 | 177 | 149 |
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