
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
114 | 87 | 71 | 69 | 98 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 123 | 123 | 125 | 180 | 164 | 158 | 194 | 112 | 108 | 228 | 224 | 213 | 161 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:05AM1.11m | 7:49PM1.13m | 9:59AM1.10m | 8:16PM1.10m | 10:53AM1.08m | 8:45PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.73m | 2:54AM0.21m | 3:09PM0.79m | 3:33AM0.19m | 3:53PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 5 | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
114 | 87 | 71 | 69 | 22 | 15 | 88 | 89 | 123 | 123 | 125 | 180 | 164 | 158 | 194 | 112 | 108 | 228 | 224 | 213 | 161 | 156 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 12 | N 11 | E 5 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 12 | N 12 | E 6 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 4 |
32 | 18 | 61 | 59 | 98 | 89 | 15 | 40 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 78 | 77 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | E 16 | NW 8 | NNE 13 | E 13 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | NE 9 |
28 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 42 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | E 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
9 | 9 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | — | — | 18 | 13 | 21 | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 931 | 931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 931 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 931 | 101 | 101 | 0 |
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