Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) at 10PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). 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 (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
269 | 334 | 258 | 226 | 291 | 394 | 372 | 352 | 326 | 269 | 263 | 205 | 201 | 189 | 177 | 238 | 311 | 151 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:31PM3.75m | 8:06AM3.52m | 8:14PM3.90m | 8:47AM3.57m | 8:55PM3.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.35m | 1:54AM-0.09m | 2:05PM0.22m | 2:36AM-0.20m | 2:45PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | NNE 7 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 8 |
269 | 9 | 258 | 226 | 291 | 394 | 372 | 352 | 326 | 269 | 263 | 205 | 201 | 189 | 57 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 11 | — | S 3 | — | N 9 |
16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 12 | N 12 | W 12 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 |
22 | 334 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 177 | 238 | 311 | 151 | 123 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 134 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 88 | 31 | 88 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 727 | 771 | 727 |
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