
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 52 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 64 | 164 | 456 | 979 | 1294 | 1242 | 1263 | 1236 | 1258 | 1461 | 1658 | 2028 | 1958 | 1256 | 993 | 808 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:44PM2.76m | 1:07AM2.76m | 1:56PM2.66m | 2:31AM2.66m | 3:21PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM1.02m | 7:31AM0.94m | 8:13PM1.10m | 8:59AM1.02m | 9:48PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 9 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
65 | 52 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
16 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
— | 7 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 64 | 164 | 456 | 979 | 1294 | 1242 | 1263 | 1236 | 1258 | 1461 | 1658 | 2028 | 1958 | 1256 | 993 | 808 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 337 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 162 | 177 | 305 | 326 | 205 | 177 | 317 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 |
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