
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | E 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 64 | 61 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 92 | 89 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 54 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:30AM1.23m | 7:42PM1.13m | 5:36AM1.23m | 8:19PM1.16m | 6:40AM1.21m | 8:52PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.00m | 00:27AM0.87m | 1:05PM0.03m | 1:25AM0.80m | 1:52PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | E 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 5 |
67 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 69 | 65 | 92 | 89 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 92 | 84 | 28 | 17 | 44 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NE 11 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 4 | NNW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 12 | ENE 9 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
4 | 4 | 50 | 70 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 58 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 17 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 13 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
24 | 25 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | E 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 14 | — | 31 | 54 | — | — | 66 | 62 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 931 | 940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 1095 | 938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 931 | 931 | 123 | 31 |
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