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Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 +10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Aitape today?
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 13 | NE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
86 | 84 | 92 | 98 | 99 | 102 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 132 | 163 | 158 | 120 | 170 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 147 | 125 | 117 | 113 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:35AM1.15m | 6:50PM1.02m | 5:59AM1.14m | 7:46PM1.05m | 6:23AM1.13m | 8:36PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.60m | 12:25PM0.39m | 00:11AM0.68m | 12:59PM0.31m | 00:56AM0.75m | 1:32PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 86 | 84 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 61 | 99 | 96 | 132 | 110 | 110 | 120 | 170 | 131 | 120 | 120 | 107 | 105 | 147 | 82 | 82 | 93 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 69 | 66 | 98 | 99 | 102 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 163 | 158 | 107 | 102 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 125 | 117 | 113 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NNE 11 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | N 12 | NNE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 23 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 31 | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Sandaun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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