Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 28 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
9.0° 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 11AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s 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 (28 Jan)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (28 Jan)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (28 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
WSW
1.8
W
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
W
1.8
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)171616161515141414141413131312121220192019181717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46603751292829002510137719661592132511791043755653543419322269500242059657803692161565069
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
2.68
3:06AM
2.75
3:46PM
2.78
4:19AM
2.96
4:56PM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
1.09
8:46PM
0.97
9:32AM
0.93
10:05PM
0.85
10:43AM
0.65
11:06PM
0.66
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise--8:41-------8:38-------8:37-----
Sunset----4:39-------4:42-------4:45---
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--31--------------------
Temp. °C675776655547655544566666
Feels °C (?)-4-1-12322111-11-1-2-2-3-4-4-3-2-1-1-10
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