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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 27 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
9.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 27). An 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 (27 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
NW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
1.4
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
1.9
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
290
239
194
154
151
117
81
59
57
40
37
22
21
21
25
50
54
62
42
122
372
485
397
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
W
5
ENE
10
SE
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:52AM2.95m
5:32PM3.02m
5:40AM2.99m
6:10PM3.12m
6:22AM3.04m
6:46PM3.20m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.66m
11:40PM0.88m
11:56AM0.62m
00:21AM0.74m
12:33PM0.59m
00:58AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:35
4:35
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:08
10:10
10:13
10:14
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
11
12
12
14
14
15
16
18
20
17
16
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
6
5
5
6
7
9
10
12
11
13
14
15
18
17
16
15
11
8
8
6
4
4
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
NW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
347
290
239
194
154
151
117
81
59
57
40
37
22
21
21
25
50
54
62
42
5
2
2
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
W
8
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
67
64
51
53
36
27
19
9
8
12
9
8
5
5
2
20
4
5
26
25
2
1
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
13
13
5
3
1
1
1
10
4
5
2
2
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.4
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
1.9
W
7
Energy kJ
1
1
5
6
7
3
1
1
10
22
28
122
372
485
397
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
13
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
439
351
305
6
13
199
178
149
351
439
337
278
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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