Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 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
9.7° 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 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.8
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.9
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
59
40
78
109
406
815
1519
1614
1652
1319
1025
820
1324
861
1008
718
920
480
547
531
407
370
395
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:13AM3.45m
9:29PM3.56m
10:07AM3.26m
10:21PM3.41m
11:05AM3.04m
11:18PM3.22m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.30m
3:50AM0.12m
4:07PM0.52m
4:45AM0.28m
5:01PM0.75m
5:47AM0.48m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:55
9:58
10:00
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
10
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
12
5
7
9
10
10
9
7
8
8
6
6
5
4
4
6
8
9
6
7
8
8
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.9
SW
9
1.3
W
16
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.4
W
11
1.8
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
Energy kJ
104
59
32
78
109
129
815
1519
1614
1652
1319
1025
820
1324
861
1008
718
2
2
39
531
407
370
395
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
W
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
WSW
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
1.2
W
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
44
22
40
15
81
406
145
6
6
5
215
3
2
2
2
1
1
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
15
0.4
SW
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
W
13
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
17
16
22
13
30
12
6
5
5
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.2
WSW
5
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
9
Energy kJ
3
2
1
8
27
75
920
480
547
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
118
136
162
222
136
162
162
17
118
118
136
136
136
17
0
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
1
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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