Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 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 10AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (16 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.7
W
14
2
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
370
294
245
240
439
396
1099
1370
1783
1938
2074
1854
1572
1369
1204
1055
856
755
743
553
450
384
325
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
SSW
5
SW
0
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NE
10
E
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:46AM3.49m
7:13PM3.60m
7:34AM3.58m
7:56PM3.66m
8:22AM3.56m
8:42PM3.65m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.06m
1:26AM0.11m
1:45PM0.05m
2:11AM0.01m
2:31PM0.14m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
4:58
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:47
9:50
9:52
9:53
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
9
9
7
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
8
4
4
4
7
6
5
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
6
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.7
W
14
2
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
Energy kJ
377
370
294
245
240
439
396
1099
1370
1783
1938
2074
1854
1572
1369
1204
1055
856
755
743
553
450
384
325
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
WNW
13
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.7
N
9
0.7
NNE
9
Energy kJ
50
63
63
63
232
197
159
149
119
116
82
82
80
80
99
74
59
51
50
55
73
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
8
0.1
SW
13
0.8
W
14
0.1
SW
13
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
10
22
70
132
63
7
268
7
3
4
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
Energy kJ
123
123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
118
136
136
112
118
0
0
0
31
136
136
134
112
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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