Aitape surf break

Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 +10
Forecast 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
29.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Aitape today?

The current surf forecast for Aitape at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
1
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)9111199109911101110101010101010109101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)119899196931107515815915615915317016714514113813313112816188106122
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
0.98
3:47PM
1.09
7:56AM
1.02
4:31PM
1.10
8:31AM
1.04
5:16PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14PM
0.23
10:50AM
0.92
11:55PM
0.18
11:46AM
0.93
12:35AM
0.13
12:33PM
0.93
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise--6:31-------6:31-------6:31-----
Sunset-----6:47-------6:47-------6:47--
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Rain (mm)
-1------335312---33-1212
Temp. °C252525282829272726262526282827262625252727282625
Feels °C (?)292929323133313231312931323031293028273029292828
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