Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 8AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
336 | 370 | 493 | 499 | 577 | 653 | 621 | 530 | 379 | 320 | 220 | 195 | 204 | 276 | 496 | 1085 | 1563 | 3149 | 5321 | 6944 | 7405 | 7415 | 6108 | 5821 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:07PM3.37m | 10:33AM3.18m | 10:49PM3.16m | 11:17AM2.98m | 11:41PM2.90m | 12:14PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.34m | 4:39PM0.56m | 5:03AM0.58m | 5:26PM0.76m | 5:56AM0.86m | 6:30PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — |
336 | 370 | 493 | 499 | 577 | 653 | 621 | 530 | 379 | 320 | 220 | 170 | 132 | 99 | 73 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | 146 | 177 | 121 | 94 | 57 | 42 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 88 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 7 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 73 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 2 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 63 | 176 | 195 | 204 | 276 | 496 | 1085 | 1563 | 3149 | 5321 | 6944 | 7405 | 7415 | 6108 | 5821 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 134 | 0 | 17 | 162 | 305 | 317 | 728 | 305 | 205 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 797 | 853 | 692 |
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