Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 May 2026 BST
Forecast 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
9.6° 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 5AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (18 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
3
3
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
SW
8
0.4
W
16
0.9
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.9
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1207
1058
859
757
649
533
441
377
318
223
170
132
78
57
55
81
406
706
1519
1773
1605
1299
1569
1553
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
40
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:22AM3.56m
8:42PM3.65m
9:13AM3.45m
9:29PM3.56m
10:07AM3.26m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.01m
2:31PM0.14m
2:59AM0.02m
3:17PM0.30m
3:50AM0.12m
4:07PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:53
9:55
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
4
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
7
7
5
3
5
8
9
9
7
8
9
7
7
3
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
SW
8
0.5
SW
7
0.9
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.9
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1207
1058
859
757
649
533
441
377
318
223
170
132
78
57
55
23
406
706
1519
1773
1605
1299
1569
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
61
61
61
59
55
39
38
54
54
54
38
34
22
13
15
30
95
145
6
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
W
16
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
5
5
4
17
17
6
12
13
81
12
12
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
2
0.5
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
2
0.8
SW
4
1.3
SW
6
2.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2
4
1
2
25
97
1553
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
16
8
10
0
0
0
24
330
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
136
136
134
177
205
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest