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Barvas (Lewis) Surf Forecast
/ Scot – Outer Hebrides (10 surf breaks) /
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Barvas (Lewis) surfForecast / Scot – Outer Hebrides / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Barvas (Lewis) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barvas (Lewis) sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today?
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 11PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | |
1739 | 1486 | 1269 | 1113 | 972 | 785 | 676 | 588 | 498 | 394 | 333 | 279 | 230 | 179 | 133 | 78 | 56 | 38 | 23 | 321 | 585 | 911 | 1371 | 1442 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 8:04PM3.72m | 8:29AM3.63m | 8:49PM3.71m | 9:20AM3.50m | 9:36PM3.62m | 10:14AM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.05m | 2:21AM0.02m | 2:40PM0.14m | 3:09AM0.02m | 3:27PM0.31m | 4:00AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
 kJ | 1739 | 1486 | 1269 | 1113 | 972 | 785 | 676 | 588 | 498 | 394 | 333 | 279 | 230 | 179 | 133 | 78 | 77 | 64 | 62 | 321 | 585 | 911 | 1371 | 1442 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 176 | 147 | 147 | 137 | 111 | 111 | 106 | 99 | 78 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 78 | 76 | 51 | 36 | 56 | 38 | 23 | 36 | 52 | 52 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | E 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | W 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 4 | E 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 46 | 84 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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