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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 01 Jan 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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) at 12AM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)18ft (5.5m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jan)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (02 Jan)16ft (5.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
N
6.5
N
6
N
6
N
6
N
7
N
5.5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4
N
4
N
Period(s) (?)121212121213121211111111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12244125421110698441089914394963869845771582658265826595363225912522749504950515150204615423838653262
Wind
(km/h)
60
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
N
40
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
3.22
5:29AM
3.40
5:59PM
3.37
6:19AM
3.59
6:51PM
3.46
7:07AM
3.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
0.45
11:49AM
0.31
12:09AM
0.34
12:40PM
0.10
12:57AM
0.27
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise-------9:14-------9:12-------9:12
Sunset3:44-------3:45-------3:47-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
light snow
rain showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111111111--12-1----1----
Temp. °C333233322223322222222222
Feels °C (?)-11-10-9-11-10-10-8-9-10-10-10-8-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8
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