
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 8AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WSW 9 | NNW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1576 | 1273 | 1042 | 822 | 574 | 482 | 445 | 379 | 392 | 430 | 329 | 453 | 413 | 459 | 449 | 440 | 392 | 426 | 441 | 379 | 320 | 482 | 230 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:55AM3.61m | 9:05PM3.72m | 9:28AM3.51m | 9:40PM3.52m | 9:59AM3.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM-0.11m | 2:57PM0.17m | 3:18AM0.05m | 3:31PM0.27m | 3:50AM0.29m | 4:05PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
1576 | 1273 | 1042 | 822 | 574 | 482 | 445 | 379 | 392 | 398 | 329 | 313 | 413 | 459 | 449 | 440 | 392 | 426 | 441 | 379 | 320 | 30 | 230 | 225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 11 |
56 | 33 | 68 | 90 | 110 | 267 | 367 | 216 | 143 | 398 | 84 | 299 | 236 | 232 | 173 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 53 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
30 | 29 | 53 | 113 | 178 | 96 | 54 | 54 | 55 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | S 4 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 19 | 53 | 430 | 274 | 453 | 9 | 6 | 31 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 482 | 85 | 116 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 135 | 107 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 106 | 89 | 125 | 135 | 135 | 107 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 107 | 145 | 767 | 767 | 823 | 630 | 755 |
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