
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
637 | 461 | 327 | 273 | 179 | 322 | 265 | 157 | 107 | 79 | 105 | 206 | 299 | 400 | 1576 | 5170 | 5841 | 6090 | 5371 | 4346 | 3583 | 2688 | 1985 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:00AM3.60m | 9:14PM3.62m | 9:36AM3.50m | 9:55PM3.44m | 10:16AM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.18m | 3:30AM0.14m | 3:48PM0.28m | 4:09AM0.38m | 4:32PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
637 | 461 | 327 | 273 | 179 | 322 | 265 | 157 | 107 | 79 | 259 | 119 | 299 | 400 | 1576 | 5170 | 5841 | 6090 | 5371 | 4346 | 3583 | 2688 | 1985 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | W 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
56 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 50 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 105 | 206 | 79 | 121 | 95 | 95 | 66 | 65 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
— | — | — | — | 51 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
11 | 13 | 29 | 45 | 50 | 75 | 166 | 255 | 408 | 367 | 10 | 36 | 57 | 54 | 83 | 53 | 71 | 55 | 62 | 48 | 53 | 45 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 89 | 702 | 767 | 767 | 30 | 673 | 319 | 89 | 344 | 263 | 319 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 125 | 135 | 135 | 89 | 89 |
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