Aitape surf break

Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 16 Mar 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 2PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
Period(s) (?)161616161616161616161717151414141313131313131214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)757748929813729803917906620813103610731275138213251251104910038928788658357841028
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SE
5
N
15
N
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
1.06
4:52PM
1.04
7:03AM
1.09
5:54PM
1.07
7:22AM
1.12
6:55PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
0.81
12:02AM
0.30
12:35PM
0.72
12:42AM
0.34
1:15PM
0.62
1:21AM
0.40
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise6:35-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset---6:43-------6:42-------6:42----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------22222134761321-244
Temp. °C252729292726252526272728262625252525252525252525
Feels °C (?)293132323130292930323131282928282829292928292928
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