Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Apr 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
8.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today?

The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 11AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.3
W
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)1211111110101111111110101010998881013131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1553135010708461107140120381624149020352639293824481742884834542505401338805938985755
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
S
50
S
35
SW
45
WSW
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
3.61
7:40PM
3.66
7:53AM
3.71
8:17PM
3.71
8:35AM
3.69
8:57PM
3.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
-0.09
1:47AM
0.08
2:06PM
-0.11
2:27AM
0.00
2:46PM
-0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:11-------6:09-------6:07------
Sunset-----8:44-------8:45-------8:47--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1351-11--111------1-----
Temp. °C10101010109998988888888888877
Feels °C (?)455221-11-10-1-1012344465444
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