Aitape surf break

Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 +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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Aitape today?

The current surf forecast for Aitape at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.7
N
0.6
NE
0.8
NNE
0.7
N
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)1110101010101013101211131210111212111166667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2272182062001251211188767130127268239969418913213312886103114155145
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
1.20
11:07PM
0.95
12:31PM
1.19
12:28AM
0.88
1:00PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.27
6:12PM
0.68
5:30AM
0.41
7:13PM
0.60
6:09AM
0.55
8:11PM
0.51
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise--6:28-------6:28-------6:28-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:45-------6:45--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
12211222321--1211121----
Temp. °C252525282828272726262527292827262626252728282727
Feels °C (?)282828302929292928282830302929282828272929302829
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