Skull Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.16° E

Skull Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Skull Island sea temperature is
27.5°C
0.6° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Skull Island at 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (19 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
481
454
443
461
763
1264
1352
1155
1087
1081
1075
1075
980
962
857
759
745
683
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42PM0.82m
7:08PM0.80m
7:33PM0.78m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.22m
10:16AM0.19m
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6:22
6:22
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6:27
6:27
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Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
25
Feels °C
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
25
24
24
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