
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 5AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1067 | 1772 | 3144 | 5047 | 8302 | 6596 | 5531 | 4881 | 3806 | 3082 | 2374 | 1667 | 1264 | 932 | 723 | 567 | 318 | 275 | 322 | 434 | 694 | 898 | 1126 | 1616 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41PM2.90m | 12:14PM2.76m | 00:53AM2.65m | 1:35PM2.61m | 2:34AM2.54m | 3:14PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.86m | 6:30PM0.98m | 7:10AM1.11m | 8:05PM1.09m | 8:55AM1.20m | 9:52PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
123 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2374 | — | 1264 | 932 | 723 | 567 | 318 | 275 | 64 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 112 | 93 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 |
1067 | 1772 | 3144 | 5047 | 8302 | 6596 | 5531 | 4881 | 3806 | 3082 | — | 1667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 322 | 434 | 694 | 898 | 1126 | 1616 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 162 | 162 | 367 | 730 | 803 | 713 | 713 | 692 | 692 | 336 | 336 | 334 | 317 | 136 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 162 | 162 | 118 | 134 | 162 |
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