Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) at 2AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
163 | 307 | 970 | 1137 | 1018 | 804 | 682 | 510 | 384 | 335 | 417 | 418 | 522 | 613 | 639 | 597 | 699 | 744 | 697 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:32PM3.04m | 11:59AM2.82m | 00:19AM2.73m | 12:49PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.75m | 5:43AM0.80m | 6:02PM1.00m | 6:27AM1.10m | 6:56PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | 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 |
50 | 50 | 970 | 1137 | 1018 | 804 | 682 | 510 | 384 | 284 | 235 | 158 | 125 | 96 | 90 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
14 | 6 | 56 | 47 | 66 | 66 | 93 | 142 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
163 | 307 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 327 | 335 | 417 | 418 | 522 | 613 | 639 | 597 | 699 | 744 | 697 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 279 | 285 | 215 | 83 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 618 | 696 | 487 | 312 |
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