Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 8PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
148 | 199 | 336 | 631 | 1349 | 1354 | 1208 | 954 | 740 | 640 | 499 | 386 | 288 | 302 | 258 | 277 | 264 | 272 | 276 | 299 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10AM3.03m | 11:24PM2.97m | 11:50AM2.79m | 00:10AM2.67m | 12:40PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.73m | 5:33AM0.78m | 5:54PM0.98m | 6:17AM1.07m | 6:49PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
16 | 16 | 21 | 631 | 1349 | 1354 | 1208 | 954 | 740 | 640 | 499 | 386 | 288 | 235 | 160 | 122 | 87 | 63 | 60 | 40 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | W 16 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
1 | — | 5 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 45 | 63 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 |
148 | 199 | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 199 | 237 | 302 | 258 | 277 | 264 | 272 | 276 | 299 | 326 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 270 | 196 | 270 | 285 | 285 | 270 | 493 | 743 | 493 | 493 |
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