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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 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
9.4° 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 7AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (06 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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 Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
1.7
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNE
10
1.2
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
W
7
1.9
NW
12
3
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
552
414
361
300
240
230
230
198
211
138
150
136
168
238
324
264
278
378
406
362
212
161
945
2132
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
ESE
5
SE
10
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
25
W
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:17AM2.82m
10:29PM2.96m
10:59AM2.63m
11:13PM2.81m
11:53AM2.46m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.69m
4:18PM0.91m
4:51AM0.87m
4:58PM1.09m
5:40AM1.03m
5:46PM1.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:20
5:18
5:16
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9:25
9:28
9:30
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
8
7
7
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
-1
-1
1
3
1
0
-1
2
2
4
1
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNE
10
1.2
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNW
11
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
Energy kJ
552
414
361
300
240
230
230
198
211
138
150
136
168
238
324
264
113
88
86
86
86
90
87
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.6
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.8
NNW
9
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
137
129
101
73
70
51
51
33
19
86
143
118
157
157
144
138
15
24
15
14
63
49
35
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.5
W
7
0.5
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.6
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.5
N
8
0.1
W
10
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
3
26
23
66
72
27
16
5
5
20
21
42
40
35
2
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
4
1.5
WSW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
W
7
1.9
NW
12
3
NW
12
Energy kJ
4
10
10
5
23
60
68
52
33
278
378
406
362
212
161
945
2132
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
6
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
89
106
107
107
107
125
107
135
177
279
279
437
630
294
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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