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Skull Island surfForecast / New Georgia / Solomon Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 +11Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Skull Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Skull Island sea temperature is
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Skull Island today?
The current surf forecast for Skull Island at 7AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Skull Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
50 | 81 | 71 | 70 | 79 | 49 | 110 | 114 | 79 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 32 | 43 | 49 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 49 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:53AM0.85m | 5:21AM0.85m | 5:47AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.11m | 2:54PM0.13m | 3:40PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 50 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 79 | 28 | 110 | 114 | 79 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 32 | 43 | 49 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 15 | 49 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 18 | SE 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 49 | 81 | 71 | 70 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 10 | S 17 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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