
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
363 | 264 | 180 | 333 | 507 | 874 | 1509 | 1633 | 1461 | 1544 | 1712 | 2469 | 4783 | 10109 | 12470 | 12481 | 6960 | 5670 | 6059 | 6218 | 6972 | 6187 | 4853 | 3533 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:34AM2.54m | 3:14PM2.64m | 4:13AM2.66m | 4:37PM2.87m | 5:24AM2.91m | 5:37PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM1.20m | 9:52PM0.97m | 10:27AM1.05m | 11:07PM0.67m | 11:29AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WSW 17 | W 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
363 | 264 | 180 | 35 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 132 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 19 | W 18 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
126 | 109 | 71 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
— | — | 3 | 333 | 507 | 874 | 1509 | 1633 | 1461 | 1544 | 1712 | 2469 | 4783 | 10109 | 12470 | 12481 | 6960 | 5670 | 6059 | 6218 | 6972 | 6187 | 4853 | 3533 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 162 | 118 | 846 | 461 | 444 | 326 | 313 | 444 | 1082 | 317 | 692 | 876 | 677 | 620 | 713 | 713 | 907 | 921 | 932 | 914 |
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