Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 60 | 88 | 111 | 131 | 212 | 522 | 717 | 1045 | 1034 | 1065 | 935 | 907 | 795 | 798 | 900 | 835 | 762 | 551 | 386 | 328 | 289 | 193 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17AM2.33m | 4:48PM2.51m | 5:24AM2.50m | 5:41PM2.73m | 6:10AM2.71m | 6:21PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM1.34m | 10:31AM1.32m | 11:13PM1.15m | 11:28AM1.13m | 11:59PM0.91m | 12:10PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
58 | 60 | 88 | 111 | 131 | 212 | 522 | 717 | 1045 | 1034 | 1065 | 935 | 907 | 795 | 798 | 900 | 835 | 762 | 551 | 386 | 328 | 289 | 193 | 151 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
40 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 11 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | N 6 | WNW 10 |
26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 196 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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