Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sker today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sker at 6AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sker. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 75 | 148 | 154 | 115 | 87 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13AM7.20m | 6:31PM7.70m | 6:49AM7.76m | 7:05PM8.26m | 7:22AM8.24m | 7:38PM8.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM2.02m | 12:22PM1.78m | 00:45AM1.45m | 12:57PM1.25m | 1:17AM0.97m | 1:28PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | W 8 | SW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 19 | 26 | 46 | 72 | 75 | 148 | 154 | 115 | 87 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 54 | 90 | 78 | 182 | 337 | 140 | 337 | 414 | 414 | 120 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 141 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 312 | 152 |
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