Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 BST
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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
9.8° 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 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (05 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
N
7
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.2
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
1.1
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
172
167
128
127
290
400
459
450
432
370
300
246
203
199
165
168
175
114
687
938
898
817
745
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
S
25
S
15
S
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:33AM2.96m
9:44PM3.06m
10:10AM2.79m
10:22PM2.90m
10:52AM2.60m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.52m
3:33PM0.72m
4:00AM0.68m
4:08PM0.89m
4:41AM0.85m
4:48PM1.07m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
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5:26
5:22
5:20
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9:23
9:25
9:29
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
8
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
2
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
2
2
4
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.2
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
1.1
WSW
7
0.6
N
9
2.4
WSW
9
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
Energy kJ
44
172
151
128
127
290
400
459
450
432
370
300
246
203
199
165
168
175
114
61
938
94
81
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.5
N
10
0.7
N
10
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.3
NNW
9
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
5
12
46
92
211
169
166
137
134
99
72
68
48
33
32
19
18
68
70
92
16
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
N
10
0.4
NNW
9
Energy kJ
37
68
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.3
SSE
2
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
2.3
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
238
103
167
127
86
1
28
19
20
47
687
898
817
745
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
Distance (km)
136
414
183
579
112
16
16
10
0
0
0
0
0
17
24
17
118
118
136
162
162
153
177
153
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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