
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- 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), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
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 Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 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 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 366 | 372 | 331 | 269 | 284 | 217 | 207 | 340 | 394 | 353 | 333 | 326 | 269 | 263 | 245 | 240 | 189 | 177 | 169 | 106 | 150 | 133 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:21AM3.39m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 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 | N 10 | WSW 9 | N 10 | N 9 |
44 | 366 | 372 | 331 | 269 | 284 | 217 | 207 | 340 | 394 | 353 | 333 | 326 | 269 | 263 | 245 | 240 | 189 | 177 | 31 | 106 | 29 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 11 | W 6 | N 10 | — | NNW 4 |
43 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 30 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
98 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | W 4 | W 9 | W 8 |
2 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 169 | 10 | 150 | 133 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 88 | 134 | 134 | 170 | 134 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 39 | 88 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 701 | 215 | 1122 | 727 | 772 |
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