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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 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
8.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 11PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
1.8
SW
1.9
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)131212121615151414141313121211111111151113789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3894394254446151877206121551729170513191025933100184654038735244729125568113321368
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
20
SE
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
25
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
WSW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:09-------6:07--
Sunset-8:37-------8:39-------8:42------
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------1122231-1---
Temp. °C11111099791111109999910910999888
Feels °C (?)776553333423333533223-3-2-1
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