Surf Forecasts:
Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf forecast from 8 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 13 Jun, 1PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 13 Jun, 1PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, W swell with 1,825 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 9 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WSW 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 Tuesday (Jun 09) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cliff Beach (Lewis) in the next 16 days are 2.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jun 15) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 9th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Sat 13th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 13th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 991 | 1061 | 961 | 867 | 846 | 610 | 529 | 489 | 586 | 381 | 238 | 753 | 695 | 644 | 1469 | 1702 | 1673 | 890 | 509 | 361 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:20PM2.57m | 1:22AM2.74m | 2:23PM2.65m | 2:26AM2.77m | 3:24PM2.78m | 3:30AM2.86m | 4:21PM2.95m | 4:33AM3.01m | 5:14PM3.14m | 5:32AM3.18m | 6:05PM3.33m | 6:28AM3.33m | 6:55PM3.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM1.23m | 7:56AM0.83m | 8:21PM1.20m | 8:59AM0.74m | 9:30PM1.08m | 10:00AM0.62m | 10:32PM0.87m | 10:57AM0.49m | 11:28PM0.63m | 11:51AM0.36m | 00:21AM0.38m | 12:43PM0.27m | 1:12AM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | 4:26 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | 10:29 | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | 10:31 | — | — | 10:31 | — | — | 10:32 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | N 9 | NNE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 991 | 1061 | 961 | 867 | 846 | 610 | 529 | 116 | 586 | 381 | 238 | 6 | 695 | 644 | 13 | 13 | 1673 | 890 | 509 | 361 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 136 | 55 | — | — | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 489 | — | — | — | 753 | — | — | 1469 | 1702 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 177 | 118 | 135 | 728 | 136 | 231 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 317 | 300 | 317 | 136 | 17 | 136 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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