Skegness Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.16° N 0.35° E

Skegness 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Skegness at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
8
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
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
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
3
5
14
16
24
54
84
77
69
60
57
51
54
46
46
36
35
21
20
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:17AM5.79m
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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
23
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
16
18
18
16
20
24
22
22
21
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