
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 8AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2319 | 1941 | 1515 | 2615 | 4270 | 5906 | 5491 | 4735 | 4126 | 3415 | 2931 | 2692 | 2494 | 2310 | 2106 | 1883 | 1302 | 1665 | 1665 | 1850 | 2328 | 2576 | 2906 | 4573 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 1:20AM2.22m | 1:45PM2.37m | 3:02AM2.27m | 3:13PM2.45m | 4:12AM2.47m | 4:14PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM1.50m | 8:29PM1.30m | 9:00AM1.47m | 9:49PM1.12m | 10:11AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | — |
2319 | 1941 | 1515 | 2615 | 4270 | 5906 | 5491 | 4735 | 4126 | 3415 | 2931 | 2692 | 2494 | 2310 | 2106 | 1883 | 1302 | 1665 | 1665 | 1850 | 2328 | 2576 | 2906 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WSW 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — |
162 | 363 | 1271 | 1102 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 241 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
41 | 41 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 |
— | — | — | — | 460 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4573 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 162 | 136 | 136 | 118 | 118 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 118 | 118 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 136 |
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