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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 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: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (17 May)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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)
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
14
1.8
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
912
1155
1514
1810
1766
1739
1486
1269
1113
972
785
676
588
498
394
333
327
273
179
133
102
76
55
50
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSE
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM3.65m
8:04PM3.72m
8:29AM3.63m
8:49PM3.71m
9:20AM3.50m
9:36PM3.62m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.13m
1:55PM0.05m
2:21AM0.02m
2:40PM0.14m
3:09AM0.02m
3:27PM0.31m
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:50
9:52
9:53
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
6
7
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
8
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
10
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
7
6
4
5
6
7
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
14
1.8
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
912
1155
1514
1810
1766
1739
1486
1269
1113
972
785
676
588
498
394
333
327
273
179
133
102
76
55
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
E
6
0.6
W
8
Energy kJ
292
268
227
180
180
176
147
147
121
111
111
106
78
76
99
99
99
96
70
68
51
35
26
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
16
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
2
1
5
1
5
10
11
16
14
34
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
2
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
3
4
1
1
1
3
1
23
25
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
107
106
106
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
89
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
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