
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 4AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
847 | 807 | 671 | 535 | 383 | 333 | 397 | 329 | 290 | 228 | 157 | 147 | 120 | 135 | 99 | 121 | 99 | 84 | 70 | 54 | 35 | 41 | 44 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:42AM3.00m | 7:52PM3.29m | 8:15AM3.09m | 8:24PM3.40m | 8:48AM3.15m | 8:55PM3.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.54m | 1:39PM0.60m | 2:07AM0.39m | 2:12PM0.51m | 2:39AM0.29m | 2:45PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 | WSW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
78 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 204 | 253 | 397 | 329 | 290 | 228 | 157 | 147 | 120 | 30 | 99 | 121 | 99 | 84 | 70 | 54 | 35 | 41 | 37 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 11 | NNE 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 5 | W 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 7 |
— | — | — | 29 | 26 | 333 | 181 | 120 | 91 | 69 | 54 | 39 | 39 | — | 21 | 21 | 7 | 33 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | W 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 |
847 | 807 | 671 | 535 | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 50 | 33 | 28 | — | 18 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 44 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 231 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 227 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 136 | 177 | 218 | 334 | 317 | 317 | 0 | 136 | 177 | 694 | 2604 | 2179 | 162 |
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