
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 2PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
398 | 323 | 417 | 412 | 450 | 458 | 449 | 449 | 489 | 452 | 379 | 482 | 273 | 490 | 407 | 375 | 383 | 875 | 917 | 663 | 492 | 631 | 671 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:28AM3.51m | 9:40PM3.52m | 9:59AM3.34m | 10:15PM3.25m | 10:32AM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.27m | 3:50AM0.29m | 4:05PM0.45m | 4:22AM0.57m | 4:41PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | N 9 |
398 | 323 | 417 | 412 | 450 | 458 | 449 | 449 | 489 | 452 | 379 | 30 | 273 | 490 | 407 | 375 | 383 | 875 | 917 | 663 | 492 | 631 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 12 | W 11 | N 9 | W 12 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 8 |
106 | 82 | 313 | 236 | 232 | 173 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 53 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 148 | 179 | 159 | 217 | 140 | 96 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNE 8 | NNW 8 |
29 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 96 | 113 | 137 | 90 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 10 | W 5 | N 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 9 |
225 | 266 | 44 | 29 | 23 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 482 | 59 | 16 | 34 | 54 | 99 | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 671 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 135 | 135 | 1 | 107 | 107 | 84 | 30 | 84 | 107 | 107 | 204 | 843 | 823 | 755 | 925 | 14 | 40 | 6 | 107 | 107 | 125 | 137 |
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