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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 GMT
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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 normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 12AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Feb)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.1
N
2
N
2
N
2
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)121212121212141413131313131313121313121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229718401565129011551117146514441237961839749633468514379424690992150516891246785573
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
35
S
45
S
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
3.34
7:20AM
3.68
7:47PM
3.45
7:52AM
3.77
8:19PM
3.50
8:25AM
3.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
0.17
1:13AM
0.35
1:39PM
0.01
1:46AM
0.27
2:12PM
-0.06
2:19AM
0.25
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------7:52-------7:48-------7:47-
Sunset5:25-------5:28-------5:30-------
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------21--2-
Temp. °C433222345554445545887559
Feels °C (?)0-2-3-4-4-5-6-6-5-4-4-4-3-3-2-3-5-5-1-1-1-4-62
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