Surf Forecasts:
Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf forecast from 1 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, W swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 2 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, W swell with 1,527 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cliff Beach (Lewis) this week:
The surf forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cliff Beach (Lewis) in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 330 | 1527 | 1325 | 528 | 650 | 1156 | 1109 | 1406 | 1124 | 836 | 619 | 441 | 340 | 394 | 358 | 297 | 230 | 230 | 225 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44PM3.26m | 9:09AM2.98m | 9:18PM3.27m | 9:44AM2.95m | 9:52PM3.24m | 10:21AM2.91m | 10:26PM3.18m | 11:00AM2.86m | 11:03PM3.09m | 11:42AM2.81m | 11:46PM2.99m | 12:31PM2.76m | 00:36AM2.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.47m | 3:05PM0.62m | 3:36AM0.46m | 3:39PM0.67m | 4:11AM0.48m | 4:15PM0.74m | 4:48AM0.52m | 4:53PM0.84m | 5:27AM0.58m | 5:36PM0.94m | 6:11AM0.65m | 6:27PM1.04m | 7:04AM0.73m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:35 |
 | — | 10:35 | — | — | 10:34 | — | — | 10:34 | — | — | 10:32 | — | — | 10:31 | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | 10:30 | 10:29 |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 312 | 25 | — | — | 323 | 520 | 1156 | 1109 | — | — | 836 | 619 | 441 | 340 | 90 | 358 | 297 | 230 | 230 | 225 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 106 | 64 | 40 | 26 | 35 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 330 | 1527 | 1325 | 528 | 650 | 315 | — | 1406 | 1124 | — | — | — | — | 394 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 136 | 677 | 620 | 317 | 344 | 326 | 134 | 797 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 45 | 0 | 16 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 17 | 136 |
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