Barvas (Lewis) surfForecast / Scot – Outer Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 BST
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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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today?

The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Barvas (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.8
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.8
W
15
1.9
W
14
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
W
12
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
78
56
26
34
321
577
900
1371
1463
1034
862
603
985
1227
442
617
403
373
643
402
351
240
197
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:20AM3.50m
9:36PM3.62m
10:14AM3.30m
10:28PM3.48m
11:14AM3.06m
11:26PM3.31m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.31m
4:00AM0.11m
4:16PM0.53m
4:55AM0.28m
5:09PM0.77m
5:57AM0.47m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:48
4:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:55
9:58
10:00
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
11
12
12
10
10
9
11
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
3
6
8
8
8
9
7
8
9
8
6
6
4
4
5
8
8
7
8
9
10
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.8
W
15
1.9
W
14
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
W
12
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
W
11
1.3
W
11
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
Energy kJ
106
78
114
76
57
321
577
900
1371
1463
1034
862
603
985
1227
442
617
403
5
5
402
351
240
197
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
1
W
11
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
51
37
56
26
34
52
80
81
7
6
12
7
7
7
4
257
5
5
1
1
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
17
16
25
25
13
18
12
12
6
5
1
1
1
6
1
1
3
5
5
5
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.1
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.1
SE
5
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
11
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
112
125
1
1
1
5
6
7
21
42
1
22
16
5
18
373
643
2
1
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
30
0
1
1
6
0
0
0
89
107
135
194
107
135
135
13
89
89
107
107
107
0
0
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
1
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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