
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
499 | 530 | 500 | 431 | 426 | 474 | 524 | 492 | 413 | 364 | 894 | 918 | 740 | 653 | 782 | 907 | 943 | 1171 | 1798 | 3529 | 7594 | 12593 | 12355 | 13973 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:52AM3.30m | 10:08PM3.19m | 10:24AM3.08m | 10:44PM2.90m | 11:00AM2.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.29m | 3:57PM0.43m | 4:13AM0.56m | 4:31PM0.66m | 4:47AM0.84m | 5:10PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — |
499 | 530 | 500 | 431 | 426 | 474 | 524 | 492 | 413 | 364 | 894 | 918 | 740 | 653 | 136 | 88 | 65 | 47 | 33 | 21 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | W 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
121 | 83 | 80 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 15 | 187 | 218 | 326 | 331 | 245 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 84 | 125 | — | — | — | — | 782 | 907 | 943 | 1171 | 1798 | 3529 | 7594 | 12593 | 12355 | 13973 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 112 | 134 | 136 | 314 | 797 | 797 | 932 | 743 | 743 | 764 | 109 | 135 | 182 | 136 | 153 | 162 | 270 | 468 | 305 | 305 |
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