Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 BST
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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today?

The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 2AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
W
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
WSW
3
W
3
W
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121615141414131313121111111010111111889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)475644633623858235125412253252422151682169317101511121289870310409961009141586513641376
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
10
SSE
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
25
S
30
SW
35
WSW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:11-------6:09--
Sunset-8:38-------8:40-------8:44------
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-11--------224121-11---
Temp. °C1111109879101099109101010910899888
Feels °C (?)797534333225456423332-2-10
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