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 10AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| 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 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1223 | 954 | 725 | 573 | 441 | 335 | 279 | 292 | 277 | 272 | 269 | 261 | 311 | 348 | 336 | 417 | 375 | 289 | 311 | 262 | 229 | 229 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 9 | W 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNE 9 |
1223 | 954 | 725 | 573 | 441 | 335 | 279 | 196 | 160 | 122 | 88 | 85 | 60 | 40 | 36 | 417 | 23 | 289 | 311 | 262 | 15 | 15 | 146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | 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 | W 8 | SW 15 | NW 6 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 5 |
21 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 8 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 22 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | 66 | 193 | 214 | 252 | 292 | 277 | 272 | 269 | 261 | 311 | 348 | 336 | — | 375 | — | — | — | 229 | 229 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 264 | 270 | 285 | 285 | 285 | 285 | 743 | 764 | 1407 | 392 | 319 | 322 | 16 | 16 | 364 | 327 | 327 | 318 | 318 |
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