Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf break

Cliff Beach (Lewis) surfForecast / Scot – Outer Hebrides / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cliff Beach (Lewis) sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cliff Beach (Lewis) today?

The current surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) at 2AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Cliff Beach (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
5
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
2.4
NNW
2.3
W
2.5
WNW
3
W
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
W
1.2
NNW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.7
WSW
0.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
3.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
Period(s) (?)11111212121211111110101099118910232119181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33333527337433042581162212781400190820911815136590473133163470558888936057963119481167911414
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
WNW
25
W
20
SW
20
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
2.49
2:48PM
2.42
3:32AM
2.55
3:59PM
2.49
4:30AM
2.68
4:54PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
1.17
8:42AM
1.31
9:09PM
1.18
9:53AM
1.20
10:11PM
1.09
10:47AM
1.04
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----9:04-------9:03-------9:03--
Sunset------4:07-------4:08-------4:10-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C776666555556676677656776
Feels °C (?)-11010-1-3-4-5-4-101-1-2-223212221
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