Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
295 | 237 | 169 | 137 | 108 | 76 | 58 | 51 | 36 | 34 | 73 | 94 | 113 | 102 | 99 | 73 | 50 | 47 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21PM2.97m | 6:46AM2.91m | 6:54PM3.19m | 7:18AM3.10m | 7:25PM3.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.67m | 12:44PM0.71m | 1:09AM0.44m | 1:16PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
295 | 237 | 169 | 137 | 108 | 76 | 58 | 51 | 36 | 34 | 73 | 94 | 113 | 102 | 99 | 73 | 50 | 47 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | NE 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
7 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | NE 6 | WNW 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 11 | WNW 7 | N 8 | NNE 2 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 164 | 234 |
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