Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WNW 6 | W 7 | NW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
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94 | 90 | 84 | 113 | 94 | 94 | 105 | 125 | 88 | 84 | 179 | 314 | 355 | 407 | 398 | 253 | 212 | 183 | 266 | 295 | 273 | 257 | 177 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22AM3.40m | 9:30PM3.51m | 9:55AM3.33m | 10:07PM3.37m | 10:33AM3.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.06m | 3:24PM0.31m | 3:46AM0.16m | 3:59PM0.41m | 4:22AM0.34m | 4:39PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | N 6 | WSW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | N 7 | WSW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
94 | 90 | 84 | 21 | 64 | 82 | 105 | 55 | 88 | 84 | 32 | 314 | 24 | 24 | 398 | 253 | 212 | 183 | 266 | 295 | 273 | 257 | 154 | 120 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
31 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 78 | 102 | 125 | 43 | 30 | — | 34 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 111 | 124 | 99 | 77 | 114 | 177 | 184 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WSW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 16 | 40 | 29 | 43 | 97 | 57 | 42 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | W 8 | WNW 6 | W 7 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 113 | 94 | 94 | — | 34 | 62 | 80 | 179 | — | 355 | 407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 118 | 136 | 164 | 692 | 461 | 335 | 136 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 461 | 461 | 336 | 317 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
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