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Cliff Beach (Lewis) Surf Forecast
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Cliff Beach (Lewis) surfForecast / Scot – Outer Hebrides / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today?
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 9PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | |
2919 | 2973 | 3030 | 3489 | 4489 | 4275 | 3804 | 3243 | 2917 | 2581 | 2241 | 1262 | 867 | 561 | 442 | 303 | 302 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 410 | 548 | 539 | 563 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:20PM2.78m | 4:21AM2.89m | 5:07PM3.03m | 5:11AM3.12m | 5:49PM3.27m | 5:59AM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM1.06m | 10:47AM0.54m | 11:12PM0.80m | 11:33AM0.32m | 11:58PM0.53m | 12:17PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | |  | |  | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 10 |
 kJ | 7 | 2973 | 3030 | 3489 | 4489 | 4275 | 3804 | 3243 | 2917 | 2581 | 11 | 1262 | 867 | 561 | 442 | 300 | 254 | 166 | 123 | 92 | 90 | 64 | 539 | 563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 15 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2241 | 784 | 540 | 461 | 326 | 303 | 302 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 410 | 548 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 811 | 230 | 190 | 162 | 162 | 112 | 230 | 926 | 992 | 232 | 232 | 803 | 915 | 915 | 911 | 912 | 924 | 921 | 493 | 728 | 664 | 729 | 729 | 729 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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