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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.9° 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 8PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Feb)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (23 Feb)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
!
!
!
2
2
1
0
1
!
0
!
1
3
4
4
4
3
5
4
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
W
1.7
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)161616151414131313121212121212121212161515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11108103628715611846393524213916171635142019522165239422772124165912941214156421971769157612121030
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
SE
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
glassoffcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
3.24
10:56PM
2.99
11:21AM
2.94
11:58PM
2.76
12:41PM
2.68
1:27AM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44PM
0.60
5:05AM
0.82
5:40PM
0.92
6:16AM
1.05
7:02PM
1.18
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise7:39-------7:35-------7:33-------
Sunset--5:39-------5:43-------5:45-----
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1----12---11111225221144
Temp. °C89987771010999999998877787
Feels °C (?)345531031-100124577646442
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