
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 4AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
918 | 815 | 509 | 445 | 242 | 356 | 500 | 411 | 273 | 191 | 159 | 147 | 520 | 1027 | 1130 | 5297 | 7390 | 7243 | 7298 | 6190 | 4989 | 4527 | 3242 | 3172 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53AM3.56m | 9:07PM3.55m | 9:29AM3.45m | 9:49PM3.37m | 10:09AM3.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM-0.00m | 3:00PM0.16m | 3:20AM0.14m | 3:39PM0.26m | 3:59AM0.37m | 4:23PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | NNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
918 | 815 | 509 | 445 | 242 | 356 | 500 | 411 | 273 | 191 | 159 | 147 | 520 | 9 | 640 | 5297 | 7390 | 7243 | 7298 | 6190 | 4989 | 4527 | 3242 | 3172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | WSW 14 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | N 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
62 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 94 | 51 | 50 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 31 | 73 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NE 8 | NNW 10 | — | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 59 | 48 | 18 | 8 | — | 29 | 18 | 17 | 19 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SSW 7 | S 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 91 | 13 | 1027 | 1130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 454 | 797 | 797 | 797 | 797 | 17 | 351 | 118 | 268 | 268 | 198 | 134 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 |
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