
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 4PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
208 | 320 | 419 | 643 | 755 | 863 | 904 | 854 | 828 | 791 | 780 | 791 | 1137 | 1560 | 1943 | 2127 | 2039 | 1845 | 1625 | 1314 | 1066 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:02PM2.57m | 3:30AM2.50m | 4:13PM2.58m | 4:44AM2.52m | 5:16PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM1.16m | 9:18PM1.30m | 9:51AM1.23m | 10:37PM1.25m | 11:00AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 9 | NW 11 | SSW 5 | S 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 76 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 1625 | 1314 | 1066 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 11 | N 8 | NW 10 | NE 8 | NW 10 | N 7 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | N 6 |
9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | 28 | 34 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | N 8 | W 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NNE 7 | — | N 7 | W 11 | N 8 | — | N 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | NNW 9 |
1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — |
208 | 320 | 419 | 643 | 755 | 863 | 904 | 854 | 828 | 791 | 780 | 791 | 1137 | 1560 | 1943 | 2127 | 2039 | 1845 | 60 | 51 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 542 | 1669 | 1625 | 344 | 337 | 337 | 344 | 740 | 345 | 999 | 1044 | 352 | 902 | 701 | 814 | 716 | 716 | 716 | 478 | 344 | |
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