Skinningrove Surf Guide

Skinningrove in North East England is a fairly exposed beach/jetty break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter and spring are the favoured times of year to visit. Works best in offshore winds from the southwest with some shelter here from west winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Hazards include pollution and rocks.

Skinningrove Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty2fairly consistent
9.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Skinningrove:

The best conditions reported for surf at Skinningrove occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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Interactive Skinningrove surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Skinningrove is Teesside Airport (MME) in England, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Skinningrove is Newcastle Airport (NCL), also in England, 72 km (45 miles) away.

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Skinningrove Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 02:21 Local Time
WedThursday 07
10PM1AM4AM7AM
Wave (m)
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
Period (s) 9 9 9 9
Wind (km/h)
10
10
10
10
Wind State cross cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off

Swell History at Skinningrove

Surf stats for Skinningrove, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Skinningrove

Wind stats for Skinningrove, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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