Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
9.5° 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 7AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
2
WSW
1.3
W
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121313121212121212111312121211111010101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17472258209219331544136912361215114610192456220117681302117013298967633189721275132615091511
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
35
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
2.95
10:40AM
3.12
11:21PM
2.77
11:28AM
2.86
12:13AM
2.62
12:24PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
0.81
5:01PM
0.62
5:13AM
1.01
5:49PM
0.85
6:09AM
1.19
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----9:10-------9:08-------9:07--
Sunset------3:59-------4:00-------4:02-
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11-------111241--1863521
Temp. °C444334432234456464357899
Feels °C (?)000-1000-1-2-2-20-2-11-1-2-3-6-7-5-3-12
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