Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
725 | 573 | 441 | 335 | 279 | 300 | 292 | 279 | 306 | 303 | 330 | 349 | 346 | 408 | 365 | 248 | 235 | 268 | 173 | 169 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:50AM2.79m | 00:10AM2.67m | 12:40PM2.56m | 1:11AM2.42m | 1:51PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.98m | 6:17AM1.07m | 6:49PM1.21m | 7:19AM1.31m | 8:14PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | WSW 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 |
725 | 573 | 441 | 335 | 279 | 196 | 154 | 120 | 88 | 85 | 60 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 23 | 248 | 235 | 16 | 173 | 169 | 149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 5 |
29 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | N 9 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — |
— | 50 | 234 | 214 | 266 | 300 | 292 | 279 | 306 | 303 | 330 | 349 | 346 | 408 | 365 | 24 | 9 | 268 | 19 | 13 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 195 | 270 | 285 | 308 | 285 | 762 | 738 | 1407 | 677 | 493 | 493 | 322 | 16 | 16 | 493 | 327 | 319 | 318 | 318 |
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