Sker surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 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
12.6° 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 8PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (20 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1643
1430
1120
852
648
477
374
311
290
222
164
158
136
148
148
179
234
238
242
242
206
163
163
160
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SW
10
SE
25
SE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NW
5
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:39AM8.64m
10:02PM8.66m
10:31AM8.09m
10:56PM8.14m
11:27AM7.50m
11:55PM7.61m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.85m
4:11AM0.92m
4:33PM1.34m
5:11AM1.43m
5:34PM1.84m
6:18AM1.88m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:07
9:08
9:10
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
17
19
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
16
16
15
15
15
6
6
7
10
11
11
11
13
14
17
18
13
12
13
13
13
14
17
18
16
15
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
852
648
477
374
311
290
222
164
158
136
148
148
179
234
238
242
242
206
163
163
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
2
Energy kJ
1643
1430
1120
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
2
4
4
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
312
433
138
138
33
30
0
70
30
0
0
38
0
0
0
0
0
19
28
28
21
4
5
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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