
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 1PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue 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, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3394 | 3139 | 2658 | 2477 | 2258 | 2059 | 1808 | 1451 | 1382 | 1590 | 1697 | 2044 | 3700 | 3462 | 2976 | 2482 | 2044 | 1437 | 1248 | 1061 | 866 | 841 | 850 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
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 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 5 |
3394 | 3139 | 2658 | 2477 | 2258 | 2059 | 1808 | 1451 | 1382 | 1590 | 1697 | 2044 | 7 | 12 | 2976 | 2482 | 2044 | 1437 | 1248 | 1061 | 866 | 841 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 11 | E 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 10 |
2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 26 | 18 | 37 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 37 | 109 | 66 | 47 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 11 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | N 13 | NW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 6 |
— | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | W 11 |
2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 28 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 3700 | 3462 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 19 | 850 | |
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 | 7 | 14 |
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