
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 9PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
272 | 199 | 190 | 103 | 103 | 168 | 92 | 181 | 176 | 131 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 83 | 73 | 71 | 84 | 58 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.00m | 2:19AM1.20m | 6:16PM1.05m | 3:23AM1.22m | 7:03PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.93m | 10:25AM0.07m | 10:10PM0.94m | 11:21AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 13 | E 4 | E 5 |
272 | 199 | 190 | 103 | 103 | 168 | 71 | 181 | 176 | 131 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 83 | 73 | 71 | 84 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | N 14 | NNW 14 | E 5 | N 13 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | NE 13 | NNW 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
43 | 44 | 44 | 98 | 68 | 8 | 92 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 46 | 58 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NE 12 | E 5 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 10 | ENE 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 48 | 45 | 15 | 40 | 45 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 4 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — |
9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | — | — | 7 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1691 | 940 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 931 | 939 | 939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 931 | 931 | 939 | 0 |
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