Skegness Central Beach (Lincolnshire) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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    8 day forecast for Skegness Central Beach

    Today (21 May 2025)
    Time
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    N
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    16
    N
    15
    N
    13
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    28
    29
    28
    29
    29
    27
    25
    23
    21
    21
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    62%
    57%
    57%
    59%
    62%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    UV 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    13
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    8
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    N
    10
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    13
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    15
    NNE
    14
    N
    10
    N
    7
    NNW
    5
    WNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    21
    24
    24
    24
    23
    24
    24
    26
    26
    27
    28
    27
    26
    25
    23
    19
    16
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    82%
    81%
    75%
    64%
    54%
    45%
    41%
    40%
    41%
    42%
    41%
    42%
    44%
    51%
    54%
    55%
    57%
    67%
    74%
    76%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    10
    7
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    8
    E
    10
    E
    12
    E
    10
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    15
    18
    23
    23
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    76%
    65%
    43%
    47%
    53%
    58%
    73%
    UV - - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    8
    10
    12
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    22
    22
    24
    22
    19
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    84%
    91%
    90%
    79%
    69%
    75%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    8
    9
    13
    14
    13
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    27
    30
    32
    31
    31
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    84%
    64%
    46%
    41%
    46%
    57%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    15
    16
    18
    18
    17
    15
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    24
    29
    30
    29
    26
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    76%
    73%
    55%
    44%
    46%
    51%
    65%
    UV - 1 1 4 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    15
    14
    14
    12
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (27 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    11
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    22
    26
    27
    28
    25
    23
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    84%
    83%
    72%
    64%
    60%
    65%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (28 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    25
    26
    26
    24
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    85%
    83%
    69%
    58%
    52%
    58%
    71%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 27 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 28 May

    Tide times and heights are from Skegness tidal station which is 0.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Becoming widely sunny and warm again today.

    Today:

    Early cloud soon clearing to leave a fine, sunny day for most, although some isolated rain is possible in the south at first and also early afternoon. Generally warm although feeling cooler towards the coast given a strengthening onshore breeze. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    Plenty of sunshine early this evening though patchy coastal cloud gradually spreading inland. Turning more widely cloudy by the end of the night with some localised outbreaks of rain developing. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Thursday:

    Morning cloud and patchy rain clearing to leave a dry and mostly sunny day. Rather warm with mainly light winds inland, but stronger towards the coast where feeling cooler again. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Fine Friday with plenty of sunshine after a chilly start. Breezier this weekend with occasional rain or showers although still often dry and bright by day. Rather warm overall.

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