Difficulty 6
Break frequency 5
180 days a year
Wave Direction
Swell Direction
2.5m - 3.0m Swell
Wind Direction
Tide
recommended board
- Shaper: Mc Tavish
- Design: Fireball
- Sizes: 9'1" to 9'6"
- Surfer Weight: >80kg to any weight
Originally designed for Gareth Donovan when he won the 1995 Australian Longboard Title at famous Bell's Beach, the FIREBALL has gone from strength to strength, becoming the benchmark Longboard across the wor... Read more
general information
Skaill is what some would consider a perfect wave. It's long crystal clear walls offer a barrel section early on in the ride followed by a nice wall perfect for carving turns, when the wind is light there is no where else to be. Often goes unridden, image?
Wave length
100-200m
Best months
September - April
Equipment
Short board, Long board
Wave type
Barreling
Access
Standard Paddle
Hazards
Reef/Rock, Very Isolated, Rips
5 Day Forecast
| Swell Period | 9.69 | 8.57 | 7.90 | 13.17 | 14.84 | 13.07 | 8.57 | 11.44 | 11.98 | 11.83 |
| Swell Direction | W | SSE | S | SW | WSW | WSW | SSW | W | W | W |
| Wind Direction | SE | ESE | SSW | SSW | W | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | S |
| Wind (kts) | 15 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 12 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Air - Sea - Swell - Wind
- 5/4 steamer
- 5/4 steamer
- 4/3 steamer
- 4/3 steamer
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0M / F6
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0M / F4
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0M / F4
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0M / F5
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