Sker Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.50° N 3.75° W

Sker 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sker sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.3° 

Sker surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sker today (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Sker at 7AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (23 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
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)
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.6
SW
13
2.4
W
15
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
12
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
7
2.2
SW
8
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
148
880
2543
3891
3049
2468
1870
1301
482
361
355
619
2222
4448
4354
3995
3666
3429
3042
2293
1905
1678
1280
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
E
20
NNW
75
NW
65
NW
65
NW
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
35
WSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
60
W
55
W
60
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:00AM7.18m
5:18PM7.69m
5:40AM7.87m
5:57PM8.34m
6:19AM8.50m
6:36PM8.87m
Low Tide
10:52PM1.94m
11:08AM1.78m
11:31PM1.31m
11:46AM1.17m
00:06AM0.75m
12:22PM0.64m
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 mm
8
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4
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15
4
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Temp °C
14
12
12
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
13
16
16
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
8
-7
-4
-4
-1
1
3
5
5
4
3
6
4
2
0
-1
-2
0
0
2
4
4
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