
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | 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 9 | W 9 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 8 | N 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
509 | 509 | 500 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 663 | 650 | 637 | 557 | 557 | 484 | 408 | 334 | 280 | 241 | 198 | 188 | 215 | 494 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:08PM2.85m | 6:33AM2.77m | 6:50PM3.03m | 7:13AM2.92m | 7:26PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM1.05m | 00:26AM0.92m | 12:37PM0.89m | 1:06AM0.73m | 1:14PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 10 | N 10 | W 9 |
509 | 509 | 500 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 663 | 650 | 637 | 306 | 246 | 484 | 408 | 334 | 280 | 241 | 198 | 160 | 214 | 181 | 177 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 10 | W 10 | SSE 6 | N 10 |
263 | 275 | 355 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 450 | 441 | 378 | 11 | 11 | 203 | 194 | 160 | 157 | 157 | 143 | 188 | 2 | 4 | 181 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SW 2 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 557 | 557 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 215 | 494 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 204 | 284 | 745 | 716 | 204 | 355 | 107 | 107 | 204 | 198 | 190 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 149 | 278 | 1 |
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