Surf Forecasts:
Barvas (Lewis) surf forecast from 2 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 3 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 5 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, W swell with 2,154 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 2 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW 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 Tuesday (Jun 02) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. 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 2.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 05) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jun 05) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Tue 2nd Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Wed 3rd Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 5th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
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 Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 124 | 94 | 478 | 499 | 341 | 263 | 331 | 1437 | 2154 | 1729 | 902 | 698 | 588 | 426 | 294 | 266 | 469 | 785 | 743 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:04PM3.24m | 9:28AM2.95m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.65m | 3:21AM0.56m | 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 | ||||||||
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4:28 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | |
— | — | 10:19 | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:27 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 13 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 148 | 124 | 94 | 478 | 499 | 341 | 263 | 331 | 1437 | 2154 | 1729 | 902 | 698 | 588 | 426 | 294 | 115 | 251 | 785 | 743 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 4 | W 13 | E 6 | WSW 12 | NNE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 57 | 30 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 92 | 3 | 469 | 14 | 30 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | E 8 | NW 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 7 | ENE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 19 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNW 5 | — | W 12 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | S 3 | W 6 | SW 3 | S 3 | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 64 | — | 1857 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 266 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 191 | 199 | 294 | 199 | 13 | 89 | 107 | 1 | 107 | 149 | 89 | 107 | 199 | 294 |
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