Sker surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 May 2026 BST
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Sker surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sker sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sker today?

The current surf forecast for Sker at 11AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
8
7
7
17
16
15
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:09AM6.64m
11:34PM6.69m
12:04PM6.30m
00:36AM6.44m
1:14PM6.15m
Low Tide
4:49AM2.36m
5:07PM2.55m
5:45AM2.69m
6:09PM2.83m
6:58AM2.84m
7:27PM2.89m
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:35
5:33
5:31
5:30
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8:47
8:50
8:51
8:52
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
12
13
16
15
14
12
12
11
13
16
16
16
12
10
8
8
8
12
14
14
11
8
7
5
7
9
12
12
11
9
8
7
9
12
11
12
6
3
1
1
1
6
8
9
6
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
4
4
8
7
7
17
16
15
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
5
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.4
E
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
NNE
2
Energy kJ
1
2
1
5
6
7
9
8
5
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
360
194
140
140
168
131
131
92
90
92
90
97
140
90
357
365
421
409
418
418
390
308
161
161
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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