
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 3AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3354 | 1854 | 2116 | 2562 | 2837 | 2496 | 1979 | 1665 | 1284 | 954 | 871 | 672 | 491 | 428 | 344 | 426 | 506 | 440 | 524 | 471 | 408 | 465 | 516 | 672 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 8:13AM3.60m | 8:22PM3.75m | 8:47AM3.58m | 8:58PM3.64m | 9:20AM3.47m | 9:33PM3.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM-0.14m | 2:14PM0.12m | 2:36AM-0.09m | 2:49PM0.15m | 3:08AM0.06m | 3:23PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 9 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | WSW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
3354 | 1854 | 2116 | 2562 | 2837 | 2496 | 1979 | 1665 | 1284 | 954 | 871 | 672 | 491 | 428 | 305 | 426 | 506 | 440 | 426 | 400 | 408 | 246 | 183 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 13 | NNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 384 | 349 | 342 | 295 | 226 | 226 | 231 | 176 | 190 | 242 | 188 | 116 | 84 | — | 3 | 308 | 116 | 116 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 31 | 93 | 173 | 267 | 344 | 103 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
— | 765 | 921 | 848 | 508 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 135 | 408 | 524 | 471 | — | 465 | 516 | 672 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 118 | 326 | 336 | 692 | 313 | 317 | 183 | 182 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 162 | 162 | 153 | 136 | 17 | 0 | 118 |
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