Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 15 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
8.1° 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 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.4
WSW
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
W
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)9915141313121212121615141414131313121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)935676150239356467644633623858235125772530227819891561122783069874399613761656
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---6:18-------6:15-------6:11----
Sunset-------8:38-------8:40-------8:44
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---124--12111-------12--
Temp. °C1110991010101099888101010891099101010
Feels °C (?)665577677754444545533543
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