Aitape surf break

Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 18 Oct 2025 +10
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Aitape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aitape sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Aitape today?

The current surf forecast for Aitape at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.5
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
NNE
0.6
N
0.6
NNE
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
N
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)111111111010101012121313111312121212111111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94669190865850564545608997121115106751501336112897140142
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
0
NNE
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
0.98
5:43PM
1.13
6:00AM
1.00
6:06PM
1.12
6:57AM
1.03
6:27PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
0.47
12:08AM
0.54
11:54AM
0.55
12:41AM
0.45
12:35PM
0.63
1:13AM
0.36
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:09-------
Sunset---6:21-------6:21-------6:21----
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
2321-34212531-242222----
Temp. °C262829292827262626292828272626262528282827262625
Feels °C (?)313233323231303030333132323131302932323231303029
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Sandaun

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Aitape (light winds from the ENE at Aitape 3 km from Aitape). 0.5m 12s groundswell from the NNE with a 0.2m 3s local chop from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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9 km/h
ENE
Clean
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