Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:11PM0.95m | 11:24PM1.13m | 1:34PM0.92m | 11:55PM1.10m | 3:05PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.69m | 6:42AM0.37m | 6:02PM0.78m | 7:36AM0.34m | 6:54PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 51 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 54 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNW 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1840 | 2284 | 2236 | 1850 | 1850 | 2236 | 2236 | 1073 | 2320 | 2480 | 2269 | 2236 | 1840 | 373 | 1850 | 1473 | 373 | 2298 | 373 | 1840 |
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