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Sker surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sker today?
The current surf forecast for Sker at 12PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sker. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
399 | 392 | 359 | 275 | 180 | 158 | 161 | 172 | 179 | 204 | 281 | 286 | 242 | 242 | 210 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 111 | 109 | 105 | 103 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:31AM8.09m | 10:56PM8.14m | 11:27AM7.50m | 11:55PM7.61m | 12:31PM6.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.92m | 4:33PM1.34m | 5:11AM1.43m | 5:34PM1.84m | 6:18AM1.88m | 6:43PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | 9:12 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 399 | 392 | 359 | 275 | 180 | 158 | 161 | 172 | 179 | 204 | 281 | 286 | 242 | 242 | 210 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 111 | 109 | 105 | 103 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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