Ersary beach (Barra) surfForecast / Scot – Outer Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 Aug 2025 BST
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Ersary beach (Barra) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ersary beach (Barra) sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ersary beach (Barra) today?

The current surf forecast for Ersary beach (Barra) at 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Ersary beach (Barra). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.5
N
0.2
W
0.4
N
0.4
NNW
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)877799999888888888848447
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)313936376349474850403837212021141226211512131311
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
2.67
1:49AM
2.58
2:34PM
2.62
3:25AM
2.58
4:03PM
2.75
4:43AM
2.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
0.97
8:10AM
1.05
9:04PM
0.99
9:41AM
0.99
10:26PM
0.84
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:03-------6:05
Sunset---9:06-------9:04-------9:00----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161717181919191919192020171514131314151616161515
Feels °C (?)1416171616161617171820181311119911131414151515
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - Outer Hebrides

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Ersary beach (Barra) (light winds from the E at South Uist Range 34 km from Ersary beach (Barra)). 0.4m 7s swell from the WNW with a 0.2m 10s swell from the WSW and a 0.1m 14s groundswell, also from the WSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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17 km/h
E
0.0
14.5
Air / Water (°C)
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