Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 12AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
524 | 466 | 365 | 338 | 489 | 540 | 473 | 464 | 402 | 373 | 318 | 312 | 248 | 227 | 218 | 287 | 311 | 202 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:24PM3.67m | 7:58AM3.49m | 8:07PM3.81m | 8:39AM3.54m | 8:48PM3.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.33m | 1:45AM-0.08m | 1:57PM0.21m | 2:26AM-0.18m | 2:37PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 8 |
9 | 466 | 365 | 338 | 489 | 540 | 473 | 464 | 402 | 373 | 318 | 312 | 248 | 227 | 218 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 9 |
1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | — | — | — | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 7 | W 7 |
524 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 287 | 311 | 202 | 150 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 162 | 118 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 136 | 136 | 118 | 0 | 118 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 703 | 760 | 703 |
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