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Sker surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 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
12.4° 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 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sker. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | |
6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 52 | 86 | 75 | 73 | 101 | 80 | 101 | 96 | 119 | 114 | 128 | 105 | 102 | 84 | 66 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:31AM8.93m | 6:54PM9.06m | 7:17AM9.21m | 7:39PM9.29m | 8:03AM9.26m | 8:25PM9.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.57m | 12:35PM0.32m | 00:56AM0.22m | 1:19PM0.16m | 1:42AM0.08m | 2:04PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 14 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 86 | 75 | 15 | 50 | 73 | 101 | 66 | 25 | 24 | 128 | 105 | 102 | 84 | 19 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 15 | — | W 8 | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | 12 | — | 96 | 65 | — | 24 | 24 | — | — | 33 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 33 | — | — | — | 73 | 101 | 80 | 69 | 94 | 119 | 114 | — | — | — | — | 66 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 368 | 337 | 92 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 337 | 340 | 337 | 337 | 341 | 144 | 19 | 268 | 341 | 356 | 354 | 363 | 90 | 93 | 19 | 28 | 70 | 130 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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