
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) at 3PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2658 | 2477 | 2258 | 2059 | 1836 | 1451 | 1382 | 1485 | 1590 | 1929 | 2306 | 4093 | 3642 | 3064 | 2403 | 1913 | 1455 | 1216 | 987 | 850 | 776 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:22PM2.53m | 4:23AM2.50m | 4:21PM2.72m | 5:08AM2.75m | 5:05PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM1.51m | 9:59PM1.13m | 10:18AM1.33m | 10:49PM0.88m | 11:05AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | NW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
2658 | 2477 | 2258 | 2059 | 1836 | 1451 | 1382 | 1485 | 1590 | 1929 | 2306 | 10 | 8 | 136 | 60 | 1913 | 1455 | 1216 | 987 | 850 | 776 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 7 | N 10 |
173 | 17 | 33 | 36 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 59 | 56 | 36 | 34 | 18 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 11 | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | N 13 | NW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | SSE 5 |
2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | E 4 | E 7 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 6 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 3 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — |
21 | — | — | 2 | 66 | 34 | 16 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 4093 | 3642 | 3064 | 2403 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 83 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 134 | 199 | 337 | 279 | 279 | 0 | 199 | 107 |
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