Skomakarviken
Västra Götaland · Sweden
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Skomakarviken is a W-facing sand beach on the Sweden shoreline, opening onto the Skagerrak — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~12.6°C (54.7°F) on average
Jan
4.6°C
40.3°F · -0.4–7.2°C
Feb
3°C
37.4°F · -1.1–5.6°C
Mar
3.7°C
38.7°F · 0.4–6.2°C
Apr
6.7°C
44.1°F · 4.4–10.9°C
May
11.1°C
52°F · 8.1–18.4°C
Jun
14.7°C
58.5°F · 11.7–18°C
Jul
17°C
62.6°F · 15.4–20.7°C
Aug
17.9°C
64.2°F · 16–20.9°C
Sep
15.7°C
60.3°F · 12.8–18.2°C
Oct
12.6°C
54.7°F · 10.7–16°C
Nov
9.4°C
48.9°F · 6.8–12.2°C
Dec
6.5°C
43.7°F · 1.9–9.2°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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