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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 19 Mar 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
7.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 2AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Mar)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
1
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
5
WNW
6.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121113141313141515151616161616151515141314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10298648006865762154348937533782447265346720837311013125021263412345108759045785770637125894016237
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
35
S
45
SSW
50
SSW
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
3.64
7:24AM
3.84
7:51PM
3.69
8:01AM
3.83
8:26PM
3.65
8:40AM
3.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
-0.13
1:21AM
0.15
1:43PM
-0.18
1:57AM
0.09
2:19PM
-0.11
2:34AM
0.12
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------6:28-------6:26-------6:22-
Sunset-6:36-------6:38-------6:40------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C88888891110987777888999865
Feels °C (?)4542333323321222232-1-1-1-5-7
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