Surf Forecasts:
Barvas (Lewis) surf forecast from 3 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 7 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, WSW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 10 Jun, 1PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period, W swell with 9,495 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 3 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barvas (Lewis) this week:
The surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 03) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Barvas (Lewis) in the next 16 days are 5.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 3rd Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 7th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 10th Jun) | 16ft (5.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barvas (Lewis) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 499 | 284 | 285 | 415 | 1281 | 2189 | 1883 | 1095 | 673 | 517 | 375 | 234 | 5885 | 1046 | 663 | 737 | 2017 | 1128 | 679 | 1636 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 9:40PM3.19m | 10:07AM2.84m | 10:17PM3.11m | 10:48AM2.72m | 10:57PM3.02m | 11:35AM2.63m | 11:41PM2.93m | 12:29PM2.58m | 00:31AM2.86m | 1:30PM2.58m | 1:29AM2.83m | 2:34PM2.66m | 2:33AM2.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.73m | 4:00AM0.64m | 4:04PM0.84m | 4:41AM0.73m | 4:43PM0.96m | 5:24AM0.80m | 5:26PM1.09m | 6:12AM0.85m | 6:17PM1.20m | 7:06AM0.87m | 7:18PM1.26m | 8:06AM0.83m | 8:27PM1.25m | ||||||||
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 | 4:28 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | 10:28 |
mm | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 13 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | NNE 9 | W 11 | W 10 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 478 | 499 | 284 | 285 | 415 | 1281 | 2189 | 1883 | 1095 | 673 | 517 | 375 | 234 | 20 | 1046 | 663 | 737 | 17 | 1128 | 679 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | W 13 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | ENE 6 | W 13 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNE 10 | WNW 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 87 | 1 | 416 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 7 | ENE 5 | NW 6 | — | NNW 5 | WNW 13 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 7 | N 8 | E 6 | — | W 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | — | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 12 | 20 | — | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | NE 7 | — | — | N 6 | NNW 6 | W 12 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | S 4 | WSW 12 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 11 | SW 3 | S 4 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 44 | — | — | 30 | 123 | 1887 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 5885 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2017 | 5 | 24 | 1636 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 297 | 337 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 107 | 218 | 13 | 107 | 351 | 149 | 352 | 149 | 89 |
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