Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 104 | 163 | 320 | 970 | 1137 | 1018 | 804 | 682 | 510 | 384 | 355 | 417 | 518 | 447 | 516 | 545 | 568 | 627 | 682 | 692 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:18AM3.06m | 11:32PM3.04m | 11:59AM2.82m | 00:19AM2.73m | 12:49PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.75m | 5:43AM0.80m | 6:02PM1.00m | 6:27AM1.10m | 6:56PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 37 | 50 | 50 | 970 | 1137 | 1018 | 804 | 682 | 510 | 384 | 332 | 235 | 158 | 125 | 125 | 89 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 56 | 47 | 53 | 64 | 114 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 16 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 99 | 104 | 163 | 320 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 327 | 355 | 417 | 518 | 447 | 516 | 545 | 568 | 627 | 682 | 692 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 285 | 214 | 285 | 299 | 299 | 285 | 487 | 755 | 487 | 487 |
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