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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 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
9.4° 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 9PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
0
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
10
1.6
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
W
14
1.8
W
13
2
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
495
434
362
912
1155
1376
1659
1766
1739
1486
1269
1113
972
785
676
588
498
394
333
279
230
179
133
103
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
15
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:21PM3.65m
7:40AM3.65m
8:04PM3.72m
8:29AM3.63m
8:49PM3.71m
9:20AM3.50m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.04m
1:35AM0.13m
1:55PM0.05m
2:21AM0.02m
2:40PM0.14m
3:09AM0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:50
9:52
9:53
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
6
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
9
9
9
10
10
9
3
4
2
1
1
4
2
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
3
7
8
9
5
5
6
6
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
10
1.6
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
W
14
1.8
W
13
2
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
Energy kJ
495
434
362
912
1155
1376
1659
1766
1739
1486
1269
1113
972
785
676
588
498
394
333
279
230
179
133
103
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
Energy kJ
184
383
347
292
286
227
194
180
176
176
147
137
111
111
103
99
99
101
101
99
99
70
68
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.8
WNW
14
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
Energy kJ
66
239
2
1
5
5
5
17
17
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
4
7
2
3
9
29
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
107
107
106
89
1
0
30
13
84
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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