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Skegness surfForecast / Lincolnshire / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 03 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Skegness surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Skegness sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Skegness today?
The current surf forecast for Skegness at 1PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 2s |
Table - waves today at Skegness. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | N 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | |
11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 64 | 73 | 57 | 43 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 76 | 97 | 77 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:03AM5.57m | 8:19PM5.60m | 8:32AM5.46m | 8:51PM5.42m | 9:02AM5.29m | 9:22PM5.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.69m | 2:17PM0.71m | 2:33AM0.82m | 2:46PM0.76m | 3:02AM1.01m | 3:18PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | 8:35 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 10 | N 6 |
 kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | 64 | 73 | 57 | 43 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 28 | 76 | 97 | 77 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 469 | 469 | 471 | 469 | 469 | 520 | 278 | 522 | 238 | 459 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 562 | 66 | 66 | 471 | 473 | 421 | 512 | 469 | 435 | 435 | 340 |
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