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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 09 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
9.3° 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 3PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (09 May)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.9
NNW
10
1.6
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.3
WNW
8
2
NW
8
1.4
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
W
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1720
1381
1121
875
778
520
384
314
235
532
379
379
332
284
273
275
301
308
294
294
465
645
763
1302
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
W
25
W
35
W
35
WNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:05PM2.37m
1:16AM2.61m
2:27PM2.40m
2:28AM2.65m
3:36PM2.57m
3:32AM2.79m
Low Tide
6:51PM1.40m
7:56AM1.13m
8:13PM1.42m
9:08AM0.99m
9:30PM1.32m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:11
5:09
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:34
9:37
9:38
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
8
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
4
3
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.9
NNW
10
1.6
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
10
0.9
N
8
0.4
W
10
1.5
WNW
8
1.2
W
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
Energy kJ
1720
1381
1121
875
778
520
384
314
108
29
270
190
273
238
244
275
301
308
294
294
169
138
108
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
N
11
0.9
NW
8
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
0.5
WNW
12
0.1
SE
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
98
97
64
58
56
64
59
59
144
95
332
284
273
259
254
203
203
199
89
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
3
56
56
42
2
9
20
47
68
14
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
2
NW
8
1.4
N
10
1.4
N
10
0.6
SW
3
1.7
W
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
235
532
379
379
7
465
645
763
1302
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
204
204
999
673
107
107
316
125
107
182
191
14
14
14
14
14
30
198
207
107
135
125
284
481
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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