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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 20 Feb 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
7.9° 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 7PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 22s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
3
4
5
5
4
5
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.9
N
1.8
WSW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
5
W
6
W
Period(s) (?)10108101020191817171716161615141414131415171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7998858857105671205170621933022427161775012476947484095372439174186430446636728109711302919406
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
45
SW
25
WNW
20
N
15
N
0
NNE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:25AM
3.77
8:53PM
3.47
9:00AM
3.68
9:28PM
3.37
9:39AM
3.50
10:08PM
3.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
-0.04
2:54AM
0.29
3:21PM
0.09
3:32AM
0.41
3:59PM
0.31
4:14AM
0.59
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise7:47-------7:43-------7:41-------
Sunset--5:32-------5:36-------5:37-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
51131----1141----11-1121
Temp. °C6987776677891088878877777
Feels °C (?)-1-1233532323330-1-1-2-10-2-2-3-4-4
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