
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 12PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1365 | 1086 | 867 | 657 | 556 | 440 | 157 | 160 | 307 | 517 | 952 | 1625 | 1796 | 2178 | 2781 | 4550 | 7825 | 11035 | 12386 | 11176 | 9284 | 7171 | 5567 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:59AM3.20m | 6:05PM3.38m | 6:37AM3.40m | 6:45PM3.52m | 7:12AM3.52m | 7:22PM3.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.56m | 00:23AM0.13m | 12:40PM0.37m | 00:59AM0.04m | 1:16PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | NNE 10 | N 11 | N 10 |
1365 | 1086 | 867 | 657 | 556 | 440 | 157 | 120 | 42 | 134 | 171 | 173 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 35 | — | — | 35 | 57 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 15 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
87 | 81 | 79 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 17 | 43 | 50 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 160 | 307 | 517 | 952 | 1625 | 1796 | 2178 | 2781 | 4550 | 7825 | 11035 | 12386 | 11176 | 9284 | 7171 | 5567 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 16 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 162 | 153 | 314 | 797 | 797 | 1024 | 853 | 713 | 992 | 873 | 853 | 797 | 797 | 692 | 692 |
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