Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 8PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 81 | 56 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 144 | 77 | 155 | 111 | 107 | 59 | 107 | 111 | 109 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.05m | 2:05AM0.90m | 4:37PM1.07m | 3:31AM0.91m | 4:57PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.81m | 9:16AM0.42m | 10:46PM0.73m | 10:03AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | N 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 88 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 144 | 77 | 155 | 111 | 107 | 59 | 107 | 111 | 109 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 10 | N 11 | ENE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | 86 | 81 | 81 | 56 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 56 | 12 | 41 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNW 13 | N 9 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 33 | — | — | 13 | — | 9 | 5 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 931 | 931 | 931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 931 | 1095 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
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