Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 113 | 106 | 103 | 75 | 72 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 63 | 81 | 125 | 186 | 409 | 1037 | 1137 | 1018 | 819 | 736 | 573 | 505 | 374 | 431 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:41AM3.27m | 10:51PM3.35m | 11:18AM3.06m | 11:32PM3.04m | 11:59AM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.52m | 5:05AM0.49m | 5:19PM0.75m | 5:43AM0.80m | 6:02PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
70 | 113 | 106 | 103 | 75 | 72 | 53 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 409 | 1037 | 1137 | 1018 | 819 | 736 | 573 | 505 | 374 | 296 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 8 | N 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 |
15 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 62 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 7 | — | — | W 19 | W 16 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
— | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 63 | 81 | 125 | 186 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 151 | 360 | 385 | 362 | 431 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 122 | 122 | 285 | 83 | 300 |
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