Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 3PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 114 | 89 | 68 | 62 | 88 | 107 | 94 | 90 | 84 | 80 | 308 | 345 | 271 | 125 | 88 | 293 | 908 | 845 | 779 | 512 | 367 | 286 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:50AM3.42m | 8:57PM3.58m | 9:22AM3.40m | 9:30PM3.51m | 9:55AM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.29m | 3:12AM0.06m | 3:24PM0.31m | 3:46AM0.16m | 3:59PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
92 | 114 | 89 | 68 | 53 | 41 | 107 | 94 | 90 | 84 | 80 | 13 | 8 | 74 | 77 | 88 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 779 | 512 | 367 | 286 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 6 | WSW 10 | NW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 62 | 88 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 125 | 27 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 100 | 138 | 142 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | W 11 | NNE 10 | — | N 6 | NNE 10 | NW 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | N 14 |
1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | — | 1 | 9 | 38 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 308 | 345 | 271 | — | 74 | 293 | 908 | 845 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 136 | 177 | 367 | 326 | 136 | 162 | 162 | 461 | 663 | 706 | 317 | 317 | 10 |
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