Barvas (Lewis) Surf Forecast

/ Scot – Outer Hebrides (10 surf breaks) /

UK (473 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (58.37° N 6.54° W)

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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 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 12.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barvas (Lewis) this week:

The surf forecast for Barvas (Lewis) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 06) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Barvas (Lewis) in the next 12 days are 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 10) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Nov 10) at 12AM.

Wave Type	Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	3AM (Thu 6th Nov)	6ft (1.8m) 13s
Best Surf	3PM (Sat 8th Nov)	10ft (3.0m) 17s
Most Powerful	3AM (Mon 10th Nov)	11ft (3.5m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barvas (Lewis) over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).
		Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wed 12
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	!	4	3	2	!	!	!	3	1	2	1	0	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	W	W	W	NNE	NNE	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	10	9	18	16	17	16	14	14	17	16	16	15	14	13	12	12	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1247	737	420	341	201	135	326	2061	4441	3483	1427	1294	4704	3882	3760	2665	1772	1144	784	497	303
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	SSE	SW	SE	S	E	ESE	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SSW	S	SE	SE	SSW	S	S	S	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:43AM 3.81		7:02PM 3.80	7:25AM 3.81		7:50PM 3.69	8:08AM 3.71		8:40PM 3.47	8:55AM 3.53		9:35PM 3.18	9:48AM 3.31		10:38PM 2.88	10:51AM 3.07		11:55PM 2.65		12:05PM 2.89
Low Tide / height (m)	12:34AM -0.14		12:56PM -0.04	1:16AM -0.06		1:41PM -0.07	2:00AM 0.12		2:28PM 0.03	2:46AM 0.39		3:19PM 0.22		3:35AM 0.69	4:16PM 0.47		4:32AM 0.98	5:25PM 0.71		5:42AM 1.22

		Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wed 12
Sunrise	-	7:52	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:06	-
Sunset	-	-	4:25	-	-	4:23	-	-	4:21	-	-	4:19	-	-	4:16	-	-	4:15	-	-	4:13

Rain (mm)	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	12	2	3	-	-	1
Temp. °C	12	12	14	12	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	14	13	14	13	13
Feels °C (?)	8	10	10	10	12	12	11	11	10	8	8	6	2	7	7	6	7	6	7	5	7

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The above surf forecast table for Barvas (Lewis) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Barvas (Lewis) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Barvas (Lewis) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Barvas (Lewis)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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