Secret spot?We can hide it! Barvas Surf Forecast / Scotland – Lewis / UK2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 18 pm Saturday 02 Jun 2012Barvas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 223 | 163 | 151 | 312 | 436 | 319 | 249 | 216 | 68 | 62 | 70 | 93 | 86 | 65 | 47 | 160 | 125 | 76 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross- off |
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cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
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off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- on |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Barvas blow from the ESE
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High Tide / height (m) |
6:54PM 4.82 |
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7:18AM 4.72 |
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7:39PM 4.99 |
8:08AM 4.75 |
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8:25PM 5.06 |
8:58AM 4.68 |
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9:13PM 5.02 |
9:48AM 4.51 |
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10:01PM 4.89 |
10:40AM 4.27 |
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10:52PM 4.67 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
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1:15AM 0.71 |
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1:41PM 0.57 |
2:04AM 0.52 |
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2:28PM 0.55 |
2:54AM 0.44 |
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3:14PM 0.62 |
3:42AM 0.48 |
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3:59PM 0.78 |
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4:31AM 0.63 |
4:45PM 1.02 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland which is 20 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Barvas. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
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Today's Barvas sea temperature is 10.2 °C (Statistics for 02 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 10.8 max: 12.0 min: 9.9 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Mon night). | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | clear | rain shwrs | mod rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | ||||||
| High °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | ||||||
| Low °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:26 | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | 4:22 | - | - | 4:22 | - | - | 4:20 | ||||||
| Sunset | 22:22 | - | - | 22:22 | - | - | 22:24 | - | - | 22:25 | - | - | 22:27 | - | - | 22:28 | - | - | ||||||
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Free Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Barvas surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Barvas at:
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Information about the Barvas Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Barvas provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 2-7 days. A general guide to surfing at Barvas can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Barvas surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Barvas) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Barvas may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Lewis? If you are looking for accommodation near Barvas, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Lewis, consider staying in Stornoway which is 20 km (12 miles) away.
