Skull Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.16° E

Skull Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Skull Island sea temperature is
28.9°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Skull Island today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Skull Island at 8AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.7
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
123
121
80
143
138
138
100
127
119
59
59
45
36
35
26
26
23
23
26
20
55
18
18
30
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
W
5
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:54PM0.81m
6:00AM0.33m
5:55PM0.74m
5:25PM0.68m
Low Tide
8:03AM0.25m
3:23AM0.32m
8:29AM0.32m
2:52AM0.34m
1:51AM0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
29
30
30
29
29
29
30
31
32
32
33
32
31
31
32
32
32
32
32
33
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32
32
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