
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 10PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
224 | 512 | 725 | 893 | 807 | 655 | 497 | 394 | 368 | 388 | 322 | 246 | 197 | 153 | 118 | 68 | 153 | 176 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:19PM3.15m | 7:42AM3.00m | 7:52PM3.29m | 8:15AM3.09m | 8:24PM3.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.72m | 1:33AM0.54m | 1:39PM0.60m | 2:07AM0.39m | 2:12PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 7 |
224 | 130 | 102 | 78 | 57 | 40 | 134 | 261 | 368 | 388 | 322 | 246 | 197 | 153 | 118 | 68 | 35 | 176 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | N 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | NNE 8 |
127 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 181 | 120 | 91 | 69 | 54 | 39 | 57 | 26 | 16 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | NNE 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | 21 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | W 5 | NW 8 |
90 | 512 | 725 | 893 | 807 | 655 | 497 | 394 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 26 | 201 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 205 | 177 | 153 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 211 | 136 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 112 | 177 | 334 | 317 |
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