Surf Forecasts:
Cliff Beach (Lewis) surf forecast from 3 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 3 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 10 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 14s period, WNW swell with 20,437 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 3 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s 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 Saturday (Oct 03) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. 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 7.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 10) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 08) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 3rd Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 3rd Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 10th Oct) | 25ft (7.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cliff Beach (Lewis) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 863 | 1875 | 2935 | 2724 | 3891 | 2759 | 3955 | 2785 | 2013 | 1586 | 1352 | 1147 | 1916 | 2227 | 1230 | 679 | 154 | 1041 | 1450 | 5822 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:01PM2.79m | 00:58AM2.58m | 1:29PM2.65m | 2:43AM2.53m | 3:07PM2.71m | 4:11AM2.71m | 4:23PM2.93m | 5:12AM2.96m | 5:19PM3.17m | 5:59AM3.20m | 6:05PM3.38m | 6:37AM3.40m | 6:45PM3.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.91m | 7:05AM1.22m | 8:11PM0.99m | 8:53AM1.25m | 9:48PM0.83m | 10:18AM1.06m | 10:54PM0.57m | 11:16AM0.81m | 11:43PM0.32m | 12:01PM0.56m | 00:23AM0.13m | 12:40PM0.37m | 00:59AM0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 17 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 11 | N 10 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 348 | 64 | 11 | 8 | 2724 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 1352 | 73 | 38 | 24 | 1230 | 679 | 154 | 39 | 58 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | 24 | 37 | 44 | 22 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | SW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 501 | 863 | 1875 | 2935 | 754 | 3891 | 2759 | 3955 | 2785 | 2013 | 1586 | — | 1147 | 1916 | 2227 | — | — | 145 | 1041 | 1450 | 5822 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 317 | 206 | 334 | 461 | 336 | 461 | 313 | 317 | 607 | 911 | 326 | 153 | 797 | 326 | 0 | 17 | 162 | 205 | 1024 | 566 |
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