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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 12 pm Friday 29 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
10.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 5PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
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 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | |
53 | 127 | 210 | 237 | 289 | 212 | 129 | 88 | 121 | 152 | 233 | 197 | 221 | 289 | 530 | 446 | 446 | 429 | 469 | 585 | 539 | 521 | 438 | 408 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:46PM3.20m | 7:01AM3.08m | 7:20PM3.26m | 7:38AM3.10m | 7:54PM3.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.59m | 00:58AM0.63m | 1:08PM0.57m | 1:33AM0.55m | 1:43PM0.57m | 2:08AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:16 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSE 5 | N 7 | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 45 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 68 | 88 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 197 | 221 | 165 | 530 | 446 | 446 | 429 | 469 | 585 | 539 | 521 | 438 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SSE 5 | NE 7 | N 6 | NE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | W 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 40 | 37 | 12 | 37 | 79 | 289 | 125 | 122 | 120 | 117 | 99 | 76 | 81 | 60 | 59 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | WSW 16 | N 6 | — | — | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 15 | W 13 | W 13 | N 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 25 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 29 | 44 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 56 | 158 | 117 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | SW 8 | S 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 53 | 127 | 210 | 237 | 289 | 212 | 129 | 5 | 121 | 152 | 233 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 485 | 485 | 278 | 207 | 135 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 89 | 84 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 30 | 13 |
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