Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

Cliff Beach (Lewis) surfForecast / Scot – Outer Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cliff Beach (Lewis) sea temperature is
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today?

The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 10AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
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2
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
WSW
1.8
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)13121212121212111312121211111081011111111111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2092193315441369123612151146112423452074162913981212108993237813053040301322482252180017042460
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
40
SSE
60
S
50
S
40
SSW
25
S
45
SSW
35
S
20
SE
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
3.12
11:21PM
2.77
11:28AM
2.86
12:13AM
2.62
12:24PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
0.62
5:13AM
1.01
5:49PM
0.85
6:09AM
1.19
6:45PM
1.05
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise---9:10-------9:08-------9:07----
Sunset----3:59-------4:00-------4:02---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------1-------1795874133
Temp. °C333543433356565458991010910
Feels °C (?)-1-1-110-10-1-2-101-1-1-2-5-8-3031352
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