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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 11 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
7.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 9PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (11 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
1
1
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
1.7
W
2.3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)16151413151513121412121111111010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7718585537232431133222152453218847655876609952444016269516971177832598535455311262262224
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSW
45
SSE
45
S
55
SSW
55
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
1.49
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:20-------6:18--
Sunset-8:29-------8:30-------8:32------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----2-3311-1-----------
Temp. °C788767768887668888766689
Feels °C (?)-3-2-2-2-3-1-3-4-4-3-1-2-3-11003222233
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