Skinningrove Surf Break

Skinningrove Surf Guide

Lat Long: 54.58° N 0.90° W

Issued: 12 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Skinningrove sea temperature is
11.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Skinningrove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Skinningrove Surf Guide

Skinningrove in North East England is a fairly exposed beach/jetty break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter and spring are the favoured times of year to visit. Works best in offshore winds from the southwest with some shelter here from west winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Hazards include pollution and rocks.

Skinningrove Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty2fairly consistent
11.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Skinningrove:

The best conditions reported for surf at Skinningrove occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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Interactive Skinningrove surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Skinningrove is Teesside Airport (MME) in England, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Skinningrove is Newcastle Airport (NCL), also in England, 72 km (45 miles) away.

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Skinningrove Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 10 June 2026, 04:40 Local Time
Wednesday 10
4AM7AM10AM1PM
Wave (m)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.3
NW
Period (s) 8 8 4 4
Wind (km/h)
15
15
15
15
Wind State cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off

Tides at Skinningrove

Current tide and informaton
For Loftus, 3 km from Skinningrove.
Next High Water: 11:39am | 3.69m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 05:37am | 1.51m
IS AT (local time)

Skinningrove Sea Temperature

The Skinningrove water temperature is rather cold (11.6 °C). Although it will be cloudy today, air temperatures will be relatively mild, feeling like 12.0 °C, so feeling about the same in the water as out of it. A winter steamer or even a good quality spring wetsuit and neoprene boots should suffice. Wear a hood and gloves if you have not been surfing for a while.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit and neoprene boots.
Current Temp*: 11.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Skinningrove

Surf stats for Skinningrove, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Skinningrove

Wind stats for Skinningrove, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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