Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 6PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1617 | 1815 | 2329 | 2578 | 3555 | 3064 | 2459 | 1824 | 1496 | 1249 | 790 | 764 | 757 | 764 | 1048 | 1413 | 1590 | 1622 | 1993 | 2422 | 2760 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:21PM2.72m | 5:08AM2.75m | 5:05PM2.94m | 5:44AM3.01m | 5:43PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM1.33m | 10:49PM0.88m | 11:05AM1.10m | 11:28PM0.61m | 11:45AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1617 | 1815 | 2329 | 2578 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1496 | 1249 | 790 | 764 | 757 | 764 | 1048 | 1413 | 1590 | 1622 | 1993 | 2422 | 2760 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | N 13 | NW 13 | NE 7 | WNW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 9 | SE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 51 | 38 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | NE 12 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNW 6 | N 9 | SSE 4 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3555 | 3064 | 2459 | 1824 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 19 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 149 | 204 | 344 | 337 | 337 | 278 | 198 | 107 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 149 |
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