Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 47 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 54 | 31 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 30 | 29 | 41 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:50PM1.03m | 9:49PM1.00m | 1:54PM1.02m | 10:28PM0.96m | 2:55PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.23m | 5:34PM0.89m | 5:47AM0.27m | 6:43PM0.90m | 6:39AM0.31m | 8:06PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 49 | 47 | 47 | 29 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 54 | 15 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | NE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 29 | 41 | 55 | 56 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 123 | 931 | 938 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 101 | 101 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 0 |
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