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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 12 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 12PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
4
WSW
4
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)151513121412121212111010101010999999889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13322412192219665613447026382785288422001546115274059847239030426226221918016911376
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
35
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise-6:24-------6:20-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:30-------8:32-------8:35--
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1--21-11--11------------
Temp. °C7677988776798876668911101010
Feels °C (?)-2-2-3-2-2-2-1-2-1-101022122335554
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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