Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 37 | 22 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 49 | 73 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 48 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09PM1.08m | 6:37AM1.09m | 8:29PM1.10m | 7:31AM1.08m | 8:49PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.24m | 1:26AM0.77m | 1:38PM0.29m | 2:06AM0.69m | 2:12PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
35 | 37 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 49 | 73 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 104 | 86 | 57 | 33 | 39 | 31 | 24 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 34 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNW 10 | NE 12 |
3 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 78 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1073 | 1850 | 1850 | 373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1850 | 931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 158 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
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