
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 10PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the S by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1902 | 1702 | 1276 | 1029 | 901 | 900 | 544 | 952 | 2382 | 3519 | 17692 | 24800 | 24531 | 20073 | 17117 | 13776 | 11031 | 8740 | 6844 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:46PM2.94m | 6:15AM2.97m | 6:19PM3.18m | 6:46AM3.20m | 6:51PM3.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.61m | 12:14PM0.73m | 00:34AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 17 | W 17 | NNW 10 | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
1902 | 1702 | 1276 | 1029 | 901 | 900 | 544 | 387 | 218 | 24 | 23 | 24800 | 24531 | 20 | — | 13776 | 11031 | 8740 | 6844 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | W 17 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 309 | 952 | 2382 | 3519 | 17692 | — | — | 20073 | 17117 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 526 | 317 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 118 | 118 | 557 | 454 | 162 | 162 | 334 | 205 | 336 | 336 | 326 | 326 | 205 | 190 |
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