
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 2PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | W 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
157 | 121 | 251 | 167 | 69 | 72 | 59 | 64 | 53 | 49 | 39 | 32 | 49 | 107 | 104 | 82 | 88 | 76 | 162 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 245 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15AM3.09m | 8:24PM3.40m | 8:48AM3.15m | 8:55PM3.45m | 9:20AM3.18m | 9:26PM3.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.51m | 2:39AM0.29m | 2:45PM0.47m | 3:11AM0.24m | 3:17PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | N 7 | WSW 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
157 | 121 | 88 | 66 | 34 | 72 | 59 | 64 | 53 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 49 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 48 | 42 | 162 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 162 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | N 8 | WSW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | NNE 7 | W 12 | W 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
91 | 77 | — | 42 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 76 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 32 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 12 | — | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | NW 6 | — | N 9 | NNE 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 11 | 38 | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
— | — | 251 | 167 | 69 | 71 | 51 | 43 | 47 | 49 | 39 | 24 | 45 | 107 | 104 | 82 | 88 | — | 71 | 74 | 76 | 183 | 245 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 136 | 177 | 220 | 183 | 317 | 190 | 190 | 136 | 182 | 1204 | 461 | 454 | 326 | 136 | 136 | 914 | 914 | 914 | 177 | ||
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