Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
9.6° 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 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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 Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
10
1.6
SW
7
2.2
SW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
3
NW
12
3
NW
11
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
10
2.3
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
246
203
199
203
176
184
233
544
650
1048
1047
897
509
535
503
2457
2283
1901
1557
1367
1273
1094
940
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
40
SSW
35
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:10AM2.79m
10:22PM2.90m
10:52AM2.60m
11:05PM2.74m
11:45AM2.44m
00:00AM2.61m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.89m
4:41AM0.85m
4:48PM1.07m
5:29AM1.01m
5:38PM1.24m
6:31AM1.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:22
5:20
5:18
5:16
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9:25
9:29
9:30
9:32
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
4
4
3
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1.2
WSW
7
1
N
10
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
NW
12
1.2
NNW
13
0.3
W
15
0.4
W
14
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
0.6
W
13
2.5
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
10
2.3
NNW
10
Energy kJ
315
246
203
199
203
176
132
190
113
87
94
64
60
42
75
423
38
63
1901
1557
119
1273
1094
940
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
WSW
7
1
N
10
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.1
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
72
68
51
46
58
82
184
38
50
27
16
6
35
43
31
85
121
107
102
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.2
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.3
W
15
Energy kJ
4
6
5
8
25
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
7
2.2
SW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
3
NW
12
3
NW
11
2.5
NNW
10
Energy kJ
233
544
650
1048
1047
897
509
535
503
2457
2283
1367
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
2
1
2
1
1
4
1
4
Distance (km)
0
16
0
0
118
118
118
162
162
153
317
162
326
299
316
196
313
334
183
183
232
16
232
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Outer Hebrides
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
2
1
3
3
1
4
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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