
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 8PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1041 | 1029 | 724 | 501 | 352 | 233 | 111 | 121 | 127 | 66 | 65 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 83 | 188 | 690 | 1145 | 1331 | 1437 | 1343 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:49AM2.90m | 00:02AM2.94m | 12:44PM2.76m | 1:07AM2.76m | 1:56PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.87m | 6:24AM0.75m | 6:50PM1.02m | 7:31AM0.94m | 8:13PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | |
mm | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 111 | 121 | 127 | 66 | 65 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 42 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NE 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 13 | NE 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
1041 | 1029 | 724 | 501 | 352 | 233 | 45 | 20 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 83 | 188 | 690 | 1145 | 1331 | 1437 | 1343 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 1607 | 313 | 1061 | 1061 | 932 | 461 | 406 | 327 | 337 | 327 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 173 | 205 | 284 | 305 | 206 | 205 |
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