Ersary beach (Barra) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into what's on the cards for the Outer Hebrides.

We've got a bit of a mixed bag coming up. The standout window is actually right at the start, on Wednesday the 19th. After that, we're looking at a long, quiet stretch with a few glimmers later on, but nothing that really gets the pulse racing.

The best bet is Ersary beach on the morning of Wednesday the 19th. We're looking at a 6ft swell from the WSW, with a 10-second period, packing a solid moderate energy (692). The wind is a light cross-offshore from the SE at 9 mph, which will keep the waves clean. Water temp is sitting at 59°, which is pretty much bang on average for the time of year, so no surprises there. This is the pick of the whole forecast, with good shape and clean conditions for a beginner-friendly spot.

That afternoon, the swell drops a touch to 5ft, and the wind picks up, so it becomes a bit more marginal.

From Thursday the 20th right through until the morning of Monday the 24th, it’s a real dead zone. We’ve got a gap of about four days with nothing worth getting in the water for. The swell is small, the period is short, and the wind is all over the place, mostly cross or cross-on.

Things start to get interesting again on the morning of Monday the 24th. A new pulse of 6ft swell from the west, with a longer 11-second period, gives us a solid moderate energy (657). The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the S at 16 mph. The waves will be there, but the tide could be a factor, so keep an eye on that. The afternoon is similar, with a 6ft west swell, but the period drops to 10 seconds (621 energy).

Tuesday the 25th is a bit of a sneaky one. The morning is a write-off, but the afternoon sees a 4ft swell from the SW, with a clean offshore wind from the SE at 6 mph. The energy is moderate (327). It’s not big, but it will be clean.

After that, from the 26th onwards, it’s a long run of poor to marginal conditions. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore, and the swell energy is low. The end of the month and into September has some bigger swells coming through, but they are accompanied by strong onshore winds from the W, making for blown-out, messy conditions. The morning of the 2nd of September looks promising for a bigger 6ft swell from the WNW, but with a short 8-second period and onshore wind, it’s not going to be pretty. Not much to get excited about in the second week, I'm afraid.

Rusty.

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