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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 30 Apr 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
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ersary beach (Barra) this week:

The surf forecast for Ersary beach (Barra) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (May 07) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Ersary beach (Barra) in the next 12 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 01) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Sunday (May 04) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Wed 7th May)8ft (2.5m) 9s
Best Surf 1AM (Wed 7th May)8ft (2.5m) 9s
Most Powerful 4PM (Thu 1st May)10ft (3.0m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ersary beach (Barra) over the next 12 days.

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Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
W
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.5
W
1.3
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.5
W
1
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)111098151413111010111110101110101012779111312111091010101613121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)188968337281238892154953644377183158144928882747534420524711263188482334432382127080944332615148975729218621756
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
20
SW
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
N
30
NNE
45
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
25
WNW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
30
W
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
35
NNW
25
NW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
S
10
SSW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
3.58
8:53PM
3.55
9:21AM
3.33
9:42PM
3.32
10:12AM
3.03
10:36PM
3.05
11:11AM
2.73
11:42PM
2.79
12:22PM
2.50
1:02AM
2.62
1:47PM
2.41
2:27AM
2.59
3:05PM
2.47
3:36AM
2.67
4:04PM
2.61
4:28AM
2.79
4:48PM
2.77
5:08AM
2.91
5:25PM
2.92
5:43AM
3.02
5:58PM
3.05
6:16AM
3.11
6:30PM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
-0.12
2:37PM
0.10
3:03AM
0.10
3:23PM
0.35
3:53AM
0.39
4:13PM
0.63
4:51AM
0.70
5:13PM
0.89
6:04AM
0.96
6:32PM
1.07
7:34AM
1.08
8:03PM
1.09
8:55AM
1.04
9:17PM
0.98
9:55AM
0.91
10:11PM
0.83
10:38AM
0.77
10:53PM
0.68
11:14AM
0.64
11:29PM
0.55
11:46AM
0.53
12:02AM
0.45
12:17PM
0.46
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-5:45--5:43--5:39--5:37--5:35--5:33--5:31--5:28--5:26--5:24--5:22--5:20-
Sunset--9:09--9:12--9:14--9:15--9:17--9:20--9:22--9:24--9:27--9:29--9:30--9:32
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161412119101010101010976789101010101010910101091010101010111111
Feels °C (?)1298833456652-3-302344555312221246455810

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon).

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Information about the Ersary beach (Barra) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Ersary beach (Barra) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Ersary beach (Barra) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Ersary beach (Barra) 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 (Ersary beach (Barra)) 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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