Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.18m | 7:43AM1.18m | 9:24PM1.20m | 8:46AM1.12m | 9:55PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.09m | 2:21AM0.71m | 2:36PM0.19m | 3:14AM0.62m | 3:18PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 39 | 49 | 56 | 70 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 931 | 101 | 931 | 931 | 31 | 122 | 151 | 158 | 1457 | 1457 | 1457 | 1457 | 1457 | 1457 | 1457 | 1457 | 2082 | 1851 | 1851 | 1851 |
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