Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 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
9.8° 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 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.8
N
7
1.4
N
7
1
WNW
10
1.2
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
10
1.6
SW
7
2.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
207
231
263
214
278
179
197
296
400
459
450
432
370
308
246
203
199
189
160
171
179
226
778
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:10PM3.20m
9:33AM2.96m
9:44PM3.06m
10:10AM2.79m
10:22PM2.90m
10:52AM2.60m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.57m
3:23AM0.52m
3:33PM0.72m
4:00AM0.68m
4:08PM0.89m
4:41AM0.85m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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5:26
5:22
5:20
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9:22
9:23
9:25
9:29
1
1
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
4
5
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
6
4
4
2
-4
-2
-1
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
5
3
4
2
3
0
-1
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
1.4
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
10
1.2
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
N
9
Energy kJ
240
88
44
44
214
108
96
197
296
400
459
450
432
370
308
246
203
199
189
160
171
179
84
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
N
10
0.7
N
10
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.6
N
10
0.5
NNW
10
Energy kJ
103
5
12
29
92
177
169
166
137
134
99
72
68
51
50
32
10
27
27
68
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.4
WNW
10
0.1
SW
5
0.4
WNW
8
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
5
35
1
19
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
0.7
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.4
N
7
1
N
6
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.6
SW
7
2.4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
207
231
263
46
278
179
84
8
32
226
778
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
908
112
16
112
214
16
607
112
112
1148
10
10
0
0
0
0
8
0
17
118
162
162
162
162
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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