Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sker today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Sker at 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sker. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 191 | 181 | 169 | 160 | 146 | 134 | 67 | 45 | 78 | 56 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:42PM7.06m | 12:04PM6.72m | 00:30AM6.40m | 1:00PM6.16m | 1:39AM5.89m | 2:24PM5.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM2.30m | 6:09PM2.56m | 6:37AM2.88m | 7:14PM3.08m | 7:53AM3.28m | 8:46PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | SW 15 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 191 | 181 | 169 | — | 8 | 85 | 67 | 41 | 78 | 56 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | W 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 61 | 45 | 45 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 178 | — | — | 155 | 160 | 146 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 156 | 19 | 414 | 28 | 632 | 357 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 337 | 195 | 195 | 39 | 78 | 39 | 39 | 92 | 131 | 90 | 90 |
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