
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3191 | 2555 | 2315 | 1979 | 1538 | 1413 | 1794 | 1211 | 1057 | 1164 | 1074 | 952 | 814 | 785 | 778 | 515 | 436 | 545 | 502 | 696 | 947 | 3456 | 3141 | 2668 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14PM2.84m | 10:26AM2.87m | 10:56PM2.59m | 11:10AM2.64m | 11:52PM2.36m | 12:13PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.88m | 4:42PM0.88m | 4:53AM1.12m | 5:31PM1.11m | 5:46AM1.35m | 6:45PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 |
3191 | 2555 | 2315 | 1979 | 1538 | 1413 | 1794 | 1167 | 1048 | 1164 | 1074 | 952 | 814 | 785 | 778 | 515 | 436 | 545 | 502 | 696 | 947 | 3456 | 3141 | 2668 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 16 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 |
1547 | 1172 | 835 | 316 | 790 | 1127 | 1230 | 1211 | 1057 | 888 | 639 | 519 | 439 | 359 | 353 | 285 | 232 | 228 | 177 | 177 | 337 | 95 | 92 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 16 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | W 18 | WNW 18 | N 12 | — | — | — |
— | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 230 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 170 | — | 6 | 31 | 132 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 690 | 653 | 524 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 314 | 162 | 231 | 764 | 911 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 118 | 136 | 136 | 162 |
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