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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 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
9.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 4PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (17 May)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
1.3
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1793
1766
1739
1486
1269
1113
972
785
676
588
498
394
333
279
230
179
133
102
56
38
35
246
391
746
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
E
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM3.65m
8:04PM3.72m
8:29AM3.63m
8:49PM3.71m
9:20AM3.50m
9:36PM3.62m
Low Tide
1:55PM0.05m
2:21AM0.02m
2:40PM0.14m
3:09AM0.02m
3:27PM0.31m
4:00AM0.11m
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:50
9:52
9:53
9:55
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
8
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
5
6
7
8
7
6
4
5
7
7
9
8
6
7
5
4
4
6
6
8
6
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
1.3
W
15
Energy kJ
1793
1766
1739
1486
1269
1113
972
785
676
588
498
394
333
279
230
179
133
102
42
57
47
246
391
746
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
180
180
176
147
147
137
111
111
106
99
76
99
99
99
78
70
51
36
56
38
35
35
63
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
1
5
5
5
17
17
16
35
34
23
29
24
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.5
E
5
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
13
56
58
56
2
2
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
89
106
106
15
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
89
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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