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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
8.4° 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 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
N
12
0.2
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
121
86
85
53
33
33
30
15
14
14
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
11
20
46
41
37
37
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM3.07m
11:30PM3.13m
12:24PM2.78m
00:41AM2.92m
1:53PM2.61m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.39m
5:16PM0.81m
5:59AM0.64m
6:20PM1.10m
7:20AM0.83m
7:47PM1.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:50
5:48
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8:53
8:55
8:58
9:00
Temp °C
7
7
8
8
9
8
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
10
2
2
2
2
3
2
6
7
7
8
8
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
10
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.7
NE
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
186
121
86
85
53
33
33
22
13
4
4
14
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
20
46
41
37
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NW
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
30
15
14
14
3
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
13
24
22
20
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
12
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
6
6
5
2
7
7
6
1
2
2
2
1
1
11
6
5
5
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
14
10
14
15
21
39
35
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
84
84
106
106
38
40
89
154
137
204
439
999
630
585
552
486
481
366
40
6
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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