Skull Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.32° S 157.16° E

Skull Island, Solomon Islands Weather Observations

Issued: 4 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Skull Island sea temperature is
27.6° C
0.4° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Skull Island based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Skull Island right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Skull Island

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Munda-New Georgia

11 km E6 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clouddistant precipitation but not falling at station
-
(- km/h at -°)
25.4 °C4000
4000
-
-
-

Penrhyn Island

126 km SE2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainLight rain
20
light winds from the ENE
(19 km/h at 60°)
OVC035 °C4.1
4.1

scattered
broken

Taro Island

199 km NW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part clouddistant precipitation but not falling at station
wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
25.8 °C20
20

-

Honiara

330 km ESE182 m above sea level

2 hours ago
rain showersmoderate to heavy rain showers
wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
23.9 °C10
10

-

Honiara/Henderson Airport

340 km ESE9 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light raincontinuous light rain
10
light winds from the NE
(9 km/h at 50°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
few
few
-

Auki

396 km E11 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clouddistant precipitation but not falling at station
5
calm
(4 km/h at 90°)
- °C10
10
-
-
-

SHIP5028

639 km W15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP3631

639 km W3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
28.2 °C-
-


SHIP1521

639 km W15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP2315

661 km W15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
15
light winds from the SE
(14.76 km/h at 140°)
27.1 °C8.1 km
8.1 km


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Skull Island and within an acceptable time window.

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