Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 8PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05PM0.92m | 00:30AM1.06m | 4:34PM0.93m | 1:12AM1.04m | 5:41PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.85m | 8:31AM0.32m | 8:00PM0.89m | 9:26AM0.29m | 9:16PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 84 | 109 | 102 | 98 | 93 | 90 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 1457 | 1457 | 1457 | 1840 | 1840 | 1840 | 1851 | 1850 | 1850 | 1850 | 2297 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 1747 | 1747 | 1732 | 1732 |
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