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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 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
9.0° 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 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.8
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1
WNW
10
1.2
NNE
8
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
725
623
591
460
452
444
427
443
510
522
537
446
380
314
271
273
230
205
192
163
159
153
138
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:25AM3.35m
7:45PM3.44m
7:58AM3.33m
8:15PM3.43m
8:32AM3.27m
8:46PM3.36m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.45m
1:34PM0.30m
1:54AM0.38m
2:05PM0.35m
2:26AM0.38m
2:37PM0.45m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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5:33
5:31
5:28
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9:14
9:15
9:19
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
7
9
9
10
9
10
10
8
7
7
5
5
5
3
0
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
800
725
623
591
460
452
444
427
443
510
522
537
446
380
314
263
223
205
205
163
161
130
153
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
NW
11
0.5
NNW
8
0.2
WNW
11
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
N
8
0.5
NNE
8
Energy kJ
106
78
77
55
55
56
54
37
17
17
12
8
19
40
11
113
109
163
159
99
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.2
S
3
0.4
NNW
7
Energy kJ
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
1.4
NNE
5
1.9
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NNE
8
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
6
109
266
271
273
230
75
192
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
107
107
14
14
14
14
14
14
198
316
198
14
14
14
84
14
84
107
107
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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