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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 27 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
8.9° 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 10AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 27). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (27 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (27 Jan)7ft (2.2m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
1.5
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
2.5
WNW
2.4
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
WSW
1
W
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)121616141716161518161616151514141414141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)176112017011451300329112329175936093084228720031635151313211158957725618513498431319244
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
65
E
70
E
65
E
60
E
60
ESE
50
ESE
35
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
2.81
1:51AM
2.70
2:25PM
2.74
3:14AM
2.79
3:53PM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.10
7:26PM
0.96
8:10AM
1.12
8:56PM
0.99
9:41AM
0.95
10:15PM
0.87
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise--8:41-------8:40-------8:37-----
Sunset----4:35-------4:37-------4:39---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C654555556667776666666566
Feels °C (?)-3-7-9-9-10-9-9-9-6-2001210-10-1-2-2-3-2-2
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