Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 Feb 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
8.2° 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: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (18 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
0
!
!
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)12121214131313131313121212131312111110109111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7146146879158787496536636047607846266188521338187726691861106610941346292649882704
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSE
25
SSE
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
45
W
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglassoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13AM
3.60
7:39PM
3.42
7:45AM
3.68
8:11PM
3.47
8:18AM
3.68
8:45PM
3.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.02
1:38AM
0.25
2:02PM
-0.05
2:11AM
0.23
2:35PM
-0.03
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--7:52-------7:50-------7:48-----
Sunset----5:30-------5:32-------5:35---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1121--13-----
Temp. °C222454443333335876699888
Feels °C (?)-3-4-4-4-2-2-1000-1-1-2-200-20000-1-21
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