Barvas (Lewis) Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.37° N 6.54° W

Barvas (Lewis) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barvas (Lewis) sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.3° 

Barvas (Lewis) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Barvas (Lewis) today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
8
1
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
9
2
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.9
NE
7
2
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
104
163
320
970
1137
1018
804
682
510
384
355
417
518
447
516
545
568
627
682
692
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
E
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:18AM3.06m
11:32PM3.04m
11:59AM2.82m
00:19AM2.73m
12:49PM2.60m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.75m
5:43AM0.80m
6:02PM1.00m
6:27AM1.10m
6:56PM1.24m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:02
9:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
11
6
6
5
6
5
4
5
5
6
6
6
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