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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 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
8.2° 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 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (17 Apr)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
4
W
4
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.2
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131212111111111111138101010109998881313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131999580790768655041201692137616749983232320327542200156811449756985995224791025
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
S
45
S
50
S
50
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
50
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
3.56
7:19AM
3.70
7:48PM
3.71
7:59AM
3.79
8:25PM
3.76
8:42AM
3.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.28
1:38PM
-0.12
1:56AM
0.10
2:16PM
-0.13
2:36AM
0.02
2:56PM
-0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:09-------6:07-------6:05----
Sunset-------8:42-------8:45-------8:46
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1121211111--------------
Temp. °C991099111099998888888888898
Feels °C (?)2243330-2-220-3-1-10023344454
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