Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 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
10.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (31 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)--
Afternoon (31 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (31 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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)
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
10
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
446
452
776
686
592
592
603
674
711
698
674
592
486
419
359
352
270
250
240
235
231
226
184
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
ENE
10
NE
5
E
5
NE
0
N
5
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:12PM3.20m
7:31AM3.05m
7:46PM3.22m
8:07AM3.04m
8:21PM3.22m
8:44AM3.00m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.53m
1:33PM0.57m
1:59AM0.50m
2:08PM0.59m
2:35AM0.50m
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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4:35
4:33
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:15
10:15
10:17
10:19
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
8
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
10
9
11
11
13
12
11
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
10
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
Energy kJ
372
446
452
776
686
592
592
603
674
711
698
674
592
486
419
359
352
270
250
240
235
231
226
184
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
9
0.5
W
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
N
9
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
Energy kJ
26
90
157
58
87
90
90
66
65
60
41
39
40
25
22
22
22
21
21
19
18
17
17
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
W
19
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
10
24
23
5
2
2
2
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
118
118
0
0
0
0
17
45
136
136
136
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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