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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 18 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 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Feb)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (18 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
1
0
!
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
N
1.2
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.2
W
2.4
WSW
4.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131213121213121211111110101011121118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14651444123710779468527345815144673984987999931783181510861124401921831720254316331973
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
35
SE
45
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
60
WSW
40
WNW
30
NW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
3.68
7:47PM
3.45
7:52AM
3.77
8:19PM
3.50
8:25AM
3.77
8:53PM
3.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
0.01
1:46AM
0.27
2:12PM
-0.06
2:19AM
0.25
2:45PM
-0.04
2:54AM
0.29
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise7:52-------7:48-------7:47-------
Sunset--5:28-------5:30-------5:32-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----131------11122------
Temp. °C345533444444587659988987
Feels °C (?)-6-5-4-2-3-20-1-1-3-2-4-31-10-301-1-5112
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