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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 04 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
9.6° 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 11AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (04 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.6
NNE
5
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
NNE
9
1.4
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
281
191
220
177
215
168
168
151
138
99
202
400
514
575
500
431
361
288
276
235
229
192
119
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
15
NE
15
NE
5
E
10
SW
30
N
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:05AM3.16m
9:17PM3.26m
9:40AM3.01m
9:51PM3.12m
10:17AM2.82m
10:29PM2.96m
Low Tide
3:09PM0.58m
3:33AM0.54m
3:42PM0.74m
4:10AM0.69m
4:18PM0.91m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
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5:26
5:22
5:20
5:18
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9:21
9:22
9:25
9:28
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
8
7
7
7
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
7
6
4
5
7
3
3
4
5
4
3
4
4
-2
-3
-1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
-1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.4
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
N
9
Energy kJ
216
110
191
142
133
215
168
168
151
117
99
131
400
514
575
500
431
361
288
276
235
229
192
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
NNE
8
1.1
W
8
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.2
WNW
11
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
N
12
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
Energy kJ
5
6
5
13
177
44
64
84
113
12
36
99
188
169
166
137
111
101
73
70
51
51
33
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.2
N
12
0.6
N
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
9
0.5
N
11
Energy kJ
5
12
16
15
17
11
60
2
3
6
58
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1.4
NW
8
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.6
NNE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NNE
9
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
199
281
185
220
138
69
202
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
107
125
207
630
14
0
0
15
135
536
630
630
84
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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