
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 11PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 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) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
785 | 778 | 561 | 525 | 613 | 630 | 830 | 1124 | 3747 | 3576 | 2949 | 2319 | 1941 | 1432 | 2615 | 5757 | 6186 | 5747 | 4976 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:52PM2.36m | 12:13PM2.45m | 1:20AM2.22m | 1:45PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM1.11m | 5:46AM1.35m | 6:45PM1.29m | 7:12AM1.50m | 8:29PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
785 | 778 | 561 | 525 | 613 | 630 | 830 | 1124 | 3747 | 3576 | 2949 | 2319 | 1941 | 1432 | 2615 | 5757 | 6186 | 5747 | 4976 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WSW 11 | N 11 | — | — | — |
359 | 353 | 285 | 232 | 228 | 180 | 137 | 134 | 98 | 98 | 65 | 160 | 363 | 1271 | 140 | 23 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 128 | 123 | — | 6 | 31 | 157 | — | — | — | 64 | 41 | 41 | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 833 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 153 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 118 | 118 | 31 |
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