Skegness Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.16° N 0.35° E

Skegness 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Skegness sea temperature is
19.9° C
4.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Skegness today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Skegness at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

Table - waves today at Skegness. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
8
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
13
14
16
32
51
69
55
44
49
44
47
45
46
36
35
23
16
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:45PM5.25m
9:52AM5.71m
10:22PM5.16m
10:31AM5.54m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.50m
3:56AM1.09m
4:27PM0.59m
4:30AM1.20m
5:02PM0.76m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
23
27
27
27
24
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
18
18
17
19
23
22
23
22
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