
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 8AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
452 | 461 | 540 | 463 | 463 | 540 | 441 | 363 | 289 | 243 | 232 | 189 | 185 | 197 | 163 | 133 | 123 | 132 | 100 | 97 | 110 | 112 | 95 | 178 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:09AM3.32m | 10:19PM3.66m | 11:03AM3.16m | 11:11PM3.51m | 11:59AM2.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.00m | 4:05PM0.46m | 4:46AM0.12m | 4:55PM0.64m | 5:39AM0.29m | 5:47PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:36 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 8 | NNE 7 |
452 | 461 | 540 | 463 | 463 | 540 | 441 | 363 | 289 | 243 | 232 | 189 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 133 | 123 | 132 | 100 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 3 | N 8 | NW 5 | NNE 7 | — |
48 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 185 | 197 | 163 | — | 5 | 13 | 3 | 97 | 110 | 112 | 95 | 178 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 107 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 154 | 107 | 135 | 13 | 6 | 137 | 107 | 692 | 920 | 369 | 149 |
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