Aitape surf break

Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aitape today?

The current surf forecast for Aitape at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131313131313131313131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)627627608582609704806806901901769757757757757780792780772796905769780816
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
1.16
7:06PM
1.08
6:35AM
1.19
8:09PM
1.13
7:06AM
1.21
9:11PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
0.39
12:44AM
0.62
1:27PM
0.24
1:32AM
0.70
2:11PM
0.12
2:21AM
0.78
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise6:28-------6:28-------6:28-------
Sunset---6:30-------6:30-------6:30----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
21-111331111--221-121121
Temp. °C262729282726252525272728262625252528282826262525
Feels °C (?)303233313131292929323132303028282832313028292828
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