Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:44AM1.10m | 7:57PM1.05m | 11:33AM1.08m | 8:31PM1.03m | 12:23PM1.07m | 9:07PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.90m | 3:42AM0.15m | 4:24PM0.91m | 4:23AM0.19m | 5:22PM0.91m | 5:06AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 141 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 32 | 48 | 31 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 15 | N 15 | NNW 10 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 49 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 38 | 57 | 56 | 29 | 28 | 69 | 57 | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 123 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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