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Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 17 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 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNW
0.7
NE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)1010109999999109966610101010106610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90115145851511011019999869290706868716476646477988974
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
1.12
9:03AM
1.07
6:01PM
1.13
9:32AM
1.09
6:46PM
1.13
9:59AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.93
1:14AM
0.10
1:18PM
0.93
1:51AM
0.10
2:02PM
0.91
2:27AM
0.11
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-
Sunset-6:47-------6:49-------6:49------
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Rain (mm)
11---1----33452----1121-
Temp. °C282827272626252829292727262626283029282727262628
Feels °C (?)303030302929283030312930282829313231313030292930
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