Aitape surf break

Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 +10
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Aitape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aitape sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aitape today?

The current surf forecast for Aitape at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121212121212111212111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)594594594584584594521496480403396327327271266209213216110110195195195192
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
0
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:05AM
1.19
12:22AM
1.15
9:56AM
1.15
1:28AM
1.14
10:55AM
1.09
2:29AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
0.89
4:43PM
0.01
5:12AM
0.92
5:41PM
0.05
6:28AM
0.91
6:42PM
0.12
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:28-------6:28-------6:28-------
Sunset---6:30-------6:30-------6:29----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------12---------------
Temp. °C252728282726262526282828272625252528282827262625
Feels °C (?)293231313130313030323131313029292932303030293029
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