Skull Island Surf Forecast

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12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 +11

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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 29.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Skull Island this week:

The surf forecast for Skull Island over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 16) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Skull Island in the next 12 days are 1.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 18) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 17) at 2PM.

Wave Type	Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	11PM (Tue 16th Sep)	2ft (0.6m) 16s
Best Surf	8AM (Thu 18th Sep)	6ft (1.8m) 9s
Most Powerful	11AM (Thu 18th Sep)	6ft (1.9m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Skull Island over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 16		Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	14	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	8
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	463	320	265	286	242	785	232	211	202	155	139	105	75	68	97	64	38	48	39	39	40
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	7:26PM 0.87			7:55PM 0.82				8:20PM 0.76			8:33PM 0.69			8:14PM 3:09AM 0.63 0.58		6:48PM 0.59	4:16AM 0.56		5:55PM 0.61		5:05AM 0.52
Low Tide / height (m)			10:47AM 0.09			11:08AM 0.11			11:23AM 0.15			11:31AM 0.21		12:50AM 0.57	11:27AM 0.27		12:20AM 0.51	11:07AM 0.33		12:17AM 0.43	10:40AM 0.37

	Tue 16		Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22
Sunrise	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20
Sunset	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:27	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	2	-	7	3	1	6	13	-	3	3	-	4	3	4	8	14	5	3	3	1
Temp. °C	29	28	28	29	28	27	28	27	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	28	28
Feels °C (?)	31	31	31	31	29	30	30	29	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	32	31	33	32	32

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for New Georgia

Wind Update Cross-off wind 11 km from Skull Island has swung offshore (light winds from the E at Munda-New Georgia). 0.5m 9s swell from the SSE with a 0.1m 16s long period groundswell from the S and a 0.1m 14s groundswell, also from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Information about the Skull Island Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Skull Island provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Skull Island can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Skull Island surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Skull Island) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Skull Island may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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