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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 GMT
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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 normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 2PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
3
2
3
1
0
0
!
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
N
2.3
N
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNW
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
0.9
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)988119991011111111121313131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12337032374273882811941642146218416131427159720921992172414591290113612291378150515301424
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
3.66
9:58PM
3.14
10:03AM
3.46
10:43PM
2.96
10:48AM
3.21
11:31PM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:44PM
0.16
3:48AM
0.63
4:27PM
0.37
4:32AM
0.84
5:11PM
0.62
5:19AM
1.05
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-9:11-------9:10-------9:08------
Sunset--3:52-------3:55-------3:56-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------21-1-------------
Temp. °C333222144443323334444444
Feels °C (?)-5-4-2-2-3-3-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-101110-1-1-2
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