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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
7.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 11AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
3
0
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.3
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)9999988916151413131212121615151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26826226221918014211573431041842724054394944256151902206119491729134211621025
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
S
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-6:18-------6:16-------6:13------
Sunset-----8:35-------8:37-------8:39--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11112223311----
Temp. °C66891111101099101099988899111198
Feels °C (?)223366443356777554545654
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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