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Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 21 Jan 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
29.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aitape today?

The current surf forecast for Aitape at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNW
1.4
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NNW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)77788887777777712128141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24321742335019322922922317831825512710583554350455378701018499
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
1.13
8:22PM
1.08
10:46AM
1.15
9:18PM
1.03
11:09AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
0.16
3:36PM
0.84
3:34AM
0.23
4:25PM
0.77
4:08AM
0.33
5:16PM
0.68
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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Sunset-----6:49-------6:50-------6:50--
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Rain (mm)
12---111111--1431331122-
Temp. °C272626273029282727262628292827262626252627272726
Feels °C (?)282728303231302929293032323232313131292930313231
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