
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
251 | 251 | 239 | 232 | 232 | 228 | 177 | 365 | 227 | 266 | 201 | 375 | 227 | 211 | 208 | 348 | 309 | 301 | 248 | 189 | 171 | 171 | 138 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.07m | 6:29PM1.17m | 7:13AM1.09m | 6:56PM1.16m | 8:11AM1.11m | 7:22PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.52m | 12:16PM0.49m | 00:59AM0.41m | 1:01PM0.58m | 1:38AM0.32m | 1:44PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
251 | 251 | 239 | 232 | 232 | 228 | 177 | 166 | 163 | 127 | 125 | 375 | 227 | 211 | 208 | 348 | 309 | 301 | 248 | 189 | 171 | 171 | 138 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | NE 16 | NE 19 | NE 19 | NE 18 | NE 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
72 | 71 | 52 | 59 | 60 | 64 | 129 | 365 | 227 | 266 | 201 | 118 | 84 | 84 | 140 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 19 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 10 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
57 | 82 | 112 | 78 | 67 | 129 | 42 | 26 | 107 | 106 | 136 | 27 | 63 | 116 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 931 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 931 | 931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 931 | 931 | 931 | 0 |
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