Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

Cliff Beach (Lewis) surfForecast / Scot – Outer Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 07 May 2026 BST
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Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cliff Beach (Lewis) sea temperature is
9.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today?

The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 1PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (07 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
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2
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
10
1.5
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
8
2.5
WNW
9
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
11
3
NNW
11
3
NNW
11
3
NNW
12
2.5
NNW
12
2.4
NNW
12
2.2
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
224
464
650
878
1011
1006
866
1073
934
877
926
2483
2472
2090
1980
1953
1994
1784
1491
1162
973
743
531
Wind (km/h)
25
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:52AM2.60m
11:05PM2.74m
11:45AM2.44m
00:00AM2.61m
12:55PM2.35m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.85m
4:48PM1.07m
5:29AM1.01m
5:38PM1.24m
6:31AM1.11m
6:45PM1.36m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:20
5:18
5:16
5:13
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9:29
9:30
9:32
9:35
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
7
8
1
0
1
1
2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
7
1
N
10
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.9
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
11
3
NNW
11
3
NNW
11
3
NNW
12
2.5
NNW
12
2.4
NNW
12
2.2
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.8
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
Energy kJ
128
190
108
83
92
64
60
60
60
41
241
669
2483
2472
2090
1980
1953
1994
1784
1491
1162
973
743
531
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.5
NW
12
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
184
35
34
27
16
5
5
19
74
70
64
85
125
119
107
102
98
98
97
89
57
56
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.3
W
15
0.3
NNE
10
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
6
38
18
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
8
2.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
224
464
650
878
1011
1006
866
1073
934
877
926
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
118
162
162
136
136
153
162
177
299
326
316
313
313
183
196
16
16
112
232
232
232
831
414
305
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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