Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 3PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 56 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 108 | 57 | 96 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 92 | 94 | 99 | 59 | 37 | 88 | 86 | 81 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:55PM1.02m | 11:20PM0.93m | 3:42PM1.03m | 00:36AM0.91m | 4:14PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.31m | 8:06PM0.89m | 7:33AM0.35m | 9:19PM0.86m | 8:26AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 108 | 57 | 96 | 75 | 72 | 36 | 28 | 94 | 99 | 59 | 37 | 88 | 86 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 8 | N 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | NE 12 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 92 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | NE 13 | N 10 | N 9 | NE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 8 | ENE 12 | N 15 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 33 | 43 | 41 | 37 | — | — | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 35 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 938 | 931 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 1747 | 1738 | 123 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 931 | 931 | 931 | 0 |
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