Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 7AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 127 | 170 | 233 | 320 | 416 | 242 | 443 | 310 | 149 | 338 | 488 | 564 | 505 | 450 | 434 | 379 | 320 | 223 | 173 | 211 | 362 | 758 | 1591 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:55AM3.33m | 10:07PM3.37m | 10:33AM3.18m | 10:49PM3.16m | 11:17AM2.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.16m | 3:59PM0.41m | 4:22AM0.34m | 4:39PM0.56m | 5:03AM0.58m | 5:26PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | NNW 7 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
88 | 59 | 55 | 39 | 26 | 18 | 242 | 443 | 310 | 144 | 338 | 488 | 564 | 505 | 450 | 434 | 379 | 320 | 223 | 173 | 132 | 102 | 74 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NE 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 14 | N 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — |
27 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 149 | 177 | 121 | 94 | 73 | 57 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | — | N 8 | W 18 | N 14 | WNW 7 | NNW 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 91 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | N 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 |
77 | 127 | 170 | 233 | 320 | 416 | 226 | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 39 | 78 | 104 | 99 | 211 | 362 | 758 | 1591 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 162 | 173 | 162 | 706 | 461 | 313 | 317 | 317 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 136 | 136 | 247 | 454 | 305 | 153 | 177 |
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