
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
101 | 96 | 90 | 232 | 131 | 79 | 88 | 71 | 121 | 125 | 116 | 88 | 73 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 49 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:53PM3.71m | 10:29AM3.28m | 10:37PM3.54m | 11:14AM3.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.32m | 4:14AM0.01m | 4:23PM0.45m | 4:58AM0.20m | 5:08PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | WNW 12 | NW 6 |
101 | 96 | 90 | 7 | 131 | 79 | 71 | 71 | 121 | 125 | 116 | 88 | 73 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 22 | 45 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 |
13 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 73 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 43 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | W 14 | W 10 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 11 |
8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — |
22 | 41 | 61 | 232 | 50 | — | 88 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 49 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 1523 | 136 | 136 | 16 | 10 | 112 | 348 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 314 | 236 | 252 |
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