
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) at 12PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1403 | 1999 | 3630 | 7552 | 17001 | 18867 | 15954 | 13387 | 9738 | 7376 | 5258 | 3741 | 2880 | 2546 | 2184 | 2023 | 2214 | 2452 | 3050 | 4355 | 5346 | 7104 | 7635 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:07AM2.87m | 11:34PM2.66m | 11:52AM2.61m | 00:33AM2.39m | 1:04PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.94m | 5:36AM1.16m | 6:09PM1.21m | 6:32AM1.41m | 7:32PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 11 | N 13 | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
46 | 32 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 412 | 5258 | 3741 | 2880 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 79 | 3 | 17 | 187 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 8 | NNW 11 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
30 | 48 | 21 | 9 | — | — | 16 | 15 | 144 | 134 | 241 | 64 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 12 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
— | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 96 | 29 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
1403 | 1999 | 3630 | 7552 | 17001 | 18867 | 15954 | 13387 | 9738 | 7376 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 2546 | 2184 | 2023 | 2214 | 2452 | 3050 | 4355 | 5346 | 7104 | 7635 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 294 | 486 | 767 | 822 | 902 | 755 | 716 | 716 | 345 | 352 | 842 | 161 | 154 | 353 | 438 | 822 | 822 | 733 | 733 | 733 | 631 | 695 |
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