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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
9.1° 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: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). 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 (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
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3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.8
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)10101091211181716161616161615151514141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1591239060754862033569167347007691270076486590352314462372032072688220216411288987812
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
20
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
20
S
15
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
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-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
3.09
7:13AM
3.42
7:36PM
3.17
7:45AM
3.53
8:09PM
3.21
8:16AM
3.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
0.50
1:01AM
0.54
1:30PM
0.35
1:34AM
0.47
2:04PM
0.25
2:07AM
0.44
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------8:56-------8:55-------8:52-
Sunset4:14-------4:16-------4:19-------
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C888777777666667777778888
Feels °C (?)122111-1-12320100130-1-1-1-3-1-1
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