Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 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
10.0° 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 12AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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)
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
1
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1011
798
703
467
400
339
284
235
192
148
110
81
79
57
39
39
33
33
22
38
49
54
45
46
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
35
SW
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:37PM2.86m
4:45AM2.87m
5:22PM2.98m
5:33AM2.92m
6:02PM3.08m
6:15AM2.97m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.97m
11:05AM0.67m
11:32PM0.83m
11:46AM0.62m
00:12AM0.71m
12:23PM0.59m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:41
4:39
4:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:09
10:10
10:13
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
13
15
16
15
15
16
16
19
20
16
17
17
15
12
12
12
12
6
7
7
6
6
5
6
9
12
14
13
13
14
14
18
20
13
16
16
13
8
7
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
1011
798
703
467
400
339
284
235
192
148
110
81
79
57
39
39
33
33
22
38
49
54
45
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.3
SSW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
64
64
64
50
41
40
36
26
15
13
9
8
8
5
2
9
22
11
5
5
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
N
6
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
1
1
1
1
3
1
10
2
10
10
25
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
SW
5
Energy kJ
12
5
10
22
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
183
10
10
0
0
0
10
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
10
45
317
367
318
0
136
177
177
247
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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