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Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 +10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Aitape today?
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
54 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 83 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 117 | 138 | 138 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:17PM1.19m | 7:03AM1.26m | 10:15PM1.20m | 7:51AM1.24m | 11:13PM1.20m | 8:45AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.91m | 2:41PM-0.10m | 3:00AM0.93m | 3:33PM-0.10m | 4:03AM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 |
3 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 54 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 83 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 117 | 138 | 138 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 10 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | E 6 | E 6 | N 10 | E 7 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 931 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 931 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Sandaun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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