Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
9.6° 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 9PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)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 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
10
1.9
SW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
9
2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.1
NNW
12
2.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
340
400
509
499
432
370
315
246
203
199
203
212
180
190
473
650
662
541
550
480
305
225
328
587
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
5
N
0
NNW
5
NW
0
S
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
W
30
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:44PM3.06m
10:10AM2.79m
10:22PM2.90m
10:52AM2.60m
11:05PM2.74m
11:45AM2.44m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.72m
4:00AM0.68m
4:08PM0.89m
4:41AM0.85m
4:48PM1.07m
5:29AM1.01m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:22
5:20
5:18
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9:23
9:25
9:29
9:30
1
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
-2
1
2
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.7
N
9
2.1
WSW
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
1.1
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
Energy kJ
340
400
509
499
432
370
315
246
203
199
203
212
180
190
142
83
662
85
80
58
43
40
328
405
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.7
N
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.1
W
16
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
12
0.3
W
14
0.4
WNW
14
Energy kJ
211
169
166
137
134
99
72
68
51
46
32
39
11
38
34
92
27
5
14
16
53
37
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
9
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
26
6
5
33
31
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.9
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.9
SW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
W
7
2.2
WNW
8
Energy kJ
6
9
64
178
473
650
541
550
480
305
225
247
587
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
16
10
0
0
0
0
8
24
0
45
118
118
118
162
136
153
153
153
162
205
284
316
300
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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