Aitape surf break

Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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
29.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Aitape today?

The current surf forecast for Aitape at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
1.1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1
N
0.9
NNW
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.2
NW
Period(s) (?)101010109999999910996666101010106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94929098878515114810199991019290887711678669698646495
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:31AM
1.04
5:16PM
1.12
9:03AM
1.07
6:01PM
1.13
9:32AM
1.09
6:46PM
1.13
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
Tue
20
Sunrise6:31-------6:31-------6:31-------
Sunset---6:47-------6:49-------6:49----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1211-------134671---1144
Temp. °C262729282727262625282928272727262627302928272726
Feels °C (?)303131302930292928303029303029272931323131303028
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