Aitape surf break

Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aitape today?

The current surf forecast for Aitape at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131313131313131413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)609704806806901792769757757757663683792780772796808769660649551660660660
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
S
5
S
0
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
1.08
6:35AM
1.19
8:09PM
1.13
7:06AM
1.21
9:11PM
1.16
7:41AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.62
1:27PM
0.24
1:32AM
0.70
2:11PM
0.12
2:21AM
0.78
2:58PM
0.04
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:28-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset-------6:30-------6:30-------6:30
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
122111223-12---11122--11
Temp. °C272625252527272726262525252729282726262625282928
Feels °C (?)313029292932313030302828283132302928292927313030
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