Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
9.0° 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 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (29 Apr)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.3
WNW
17
1.9
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.3
WNW
16
2.4
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
413
835
1025
1074
942
921
1794
2447
2582
2593
2242
2152
2025
1809
1444
1255
1077
938
866
737
713
583
544
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
0
NW
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:59PM3.12m
6:05AM3.17m
6:34PM3.26m
6:43AM3.25m
7:06PM3.35m
7:18AM3.28m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.67m
12:20PM0.36m
00:40AM0.52m
12:53PM0.31m
1:13AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
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5:41
5:37
5:35
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9:07
9:10
9:13
9:15
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
16
16
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
12
10
8
9
8
7
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.9
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.3
WNW
16
2.4
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
225
413
835
1025
1074
942
814
1794
2447
2582
2593
2242
2152
2025
1809
1444
1255
1077
938
866
737
713
583
544
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.6
WNW
19
1.3
WNW
17
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
Energy kJ
42
59
41
26
26
233
921
800
617
504
418
363
249
245
206
180
180
173
116
116
111
111
86
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
N
9
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.2
WNW
20
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
21
42
9
9
40
25
14
14
14
7
7
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
24
17
0
0
0
0
0
24
16
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
112
112
0
30
118
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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