
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 4AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
917 | 1027 | 1505 | 1652 | 1840 | 1901 | 2393 | 2651 | 3322 | 3389 | 2966 | 2329 | 1229 | 2613 | 3609 | 8681 | 17508 | 16690 | 30549 | 37149 | 33563 | 26119 | 19318 | 13184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:35AM2.98m | 5:37PM3.09m | 6:09AM3.22m | 6:13PM3.31m | 6:42AM3.43m | 6:51PM3.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.61m | 11:37AM0.80m | 11:54PM0.37m | 12:13PM0.56m | 00:29AM0.16m | 12:48PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -7 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
917 | 1027 | 1505 | 1652 | 1840 | 1901 | 2393 | 2651 | 3322 | 3389 | 2966 | 2329 | 1229 | 51 | 55 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 510 | 2613 | 3609 | 8681 | 17508 | 16690 | 30549 | 37149 | 33563 | 26119 | 19318 | 13184 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 118 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 162 | 162 | 118 | 797 | 797 | 797 | 367 | 844 | 844 | 367 | 853 | 853 | 797 | 797 | 692 |
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