Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 7PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 99 | 96 | 113 | 64 | 57 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 136 | 93 | 87 | 85 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 111 | 77 | 98 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.00m | 10:16PM1.07m | 1:14PM0.97m | 10:48PM1.03m | 2:33PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.80m | 5:46AM0.29m | 5:43PM0.85m | 6:38AM0.30m | 6:43PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 6 | ENE 12 | NE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | E 6 |
| kJ | 101 | 99 | 96 | 113 | 20 | 57 | 102 | 56 | 56 | 136 | 93 | 30 | 31 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 111 | 77 | 98 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 11 | E 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 56 | 13 | 12 | 103 | 103 | 23 | 20 | 87 | 85 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 11 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | ENE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | N 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 41 | 65 | 25 | 64 | 55 | 55 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 15 | 33 | 37 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 931 | 931 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 931 | 1851 | 1851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 931 | 931 | 0 | 0 |
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