
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 3PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
210 | 284 | 419 | 588 | 809 | 830 | 874 | 828 | 809 | 769 | 773 | 769 | 1197 | 1770 | 1967 | 2154 | 2124 | 1885 | 1696 | 1351 | 1108 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:51PM2.53m | 3:21AM2.43m | 4:04PM2.53m | 4:36AM2.46m | 5:08PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM1.14m | 9:11PM1.27m | 9:41AM1.21m | 10:28PM1.21m | 10:50AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1696 | 1351 | 1108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NNW 9 |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
210 | 284 | 419 | 588 | 809 | 830 | 874 | 828 | 809 | 769 | 773 | 769 | 1197 | 1770 | 1967 | 2154 | 2124 | 1885 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 334 | 547 | 317 | 1656 | 1629 | 557 | 326 | 317 | 317 | 326 | 716 | 992 | 992 | 1463 | 454 | 706 | 932 | 844 | 692 | 692 | 692 |
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