
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 102 | 103 | 99 | 96 | 101 | 96 | 90 | 232 | 131 | 89 | 117 | 114 | 143 | 125 | 112 | 112 | 73 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44AM3.40m | 9:53PM3.71m | 10:29AM3.28m | 10:37PM3.54m | 11:14AM3.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM-0.10m | 3:40PM0.32m | 4:14AM0.01m | 4:23PM0.45m | 4:58AM0.20m | 5:08PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 12 | NW 6 |
85 | 102 | 103 | 99 | 96 | 101 | 96 | 90 | 7 | 131 | 89 | 117 | 114 | 143 | 125 | 112 | 112 | 73 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 22 | 45 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | NNE 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 11 |
55 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 77 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 43 | 22 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 10 | WSW 8 | W 7 | NNE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 8 |
8 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 6 | — |
16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 49 | 61 | 232 | 50 | — | 48 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 42 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 136 | 367 | 367 | 136 | 112 | 16 | 10 | 803 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 136 | 118 | 136 | 136 | 177 | 226 | 284 |
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