Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 159 | 173 | 137 | 131 | 101 | 76 | 51 | 56 | 54 | 107 | 127 | 249 | 418 | 1108 | 1466 | 1313 | 1185 | 1081 | 1026 | 935 | 657 | 408 | 290 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:06PM3.54m | 10:33AM3.24m | 10:44PM3.27m | 11:10AM3.03m | 11:24PM2.97m | 11:50AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.20m | 4:31PM0.50m | 4:55AM0.48m | 5:10PM0.73m | 5:33AM0.78m | 5:54PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
26 | 159 | 173 | 137 | 131 | 101 | 76 | 51 | 56 | 17 | 16 | 127 | 16 | 21 | 1108 | 1466 | 1313 | 1185 | 1081 | 1026 | 935 | 657 | 408 | 290 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
50 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 24 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 32 | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | W 18 | W 18 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — |
23 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 54 | 107 | — | 249 | 418 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 319 | 257 | 202 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 136 | 17 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 192 | 270 | 16 |
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