Sker surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
11.5° 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 6AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
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)
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
61
85
85
85
83
56
56
54
50
41
24
24
23
23
23
21
20
20
20
20
28
23
23
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
45
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
40
E
45
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
SSE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
High Tide
5:44AM7.88m
6:06PM7.92m
6:23AM8.18m
6:42PM8.23m
6:58AM8.37m
7:15PM8.42m
Low Tide
11:36PM1.60m
11:58AM1.28m
00:13AM1.26m
12:31PM1.04m
00:46AM1.01m
1:02PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:48
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8:34
8:35
8:37
1
3
Temp °C
8
7
8
11
14
15
13
11
10
10
9
11
15
16
14
14
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
13
-1
-2
-1
2
5
5
3
0
-2
-1
0
2
6
8
7
9
7
6
6
8
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
56
61
85
85
85
83
56
56
54
50
41
24
24
23
23
23
21
20
20
20
20
28
23
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
7
6
6
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
2
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
6
6
7
12
17
17
23
27
27
33
28
30
30
29
24
6
2
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
40
326
326
372
371
364
364
372
414
331
307
307
274
240
49
39
49
39
44
54
39
187
177
126
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
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