
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 87 | 144 | 77 | 155 | 111 | 107 | 59 | 107 | 111 | 109 | 106 | 77 | 77 | 137 | 195 | 183 | 172 | 172 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.07m | 3:31AM0.91m | 4:57PM1.09m | 4:46AM0.95m | 5:17PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.73m | 10:03AM0.47m | 11:18PM0.63m | 10:49AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
88 | 87 | 144 | 77 | 155 | 111 | 107 | 59 | 107 | 111 | 109 | 106 | 77 | 77 | 137 | 195 | 183 | 172 | 172 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 11 | ENE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
33 | 56 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 38 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNW 13 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 16 | ENE 4 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | N 12 | E 11 | N 9 | N 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
42 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 44 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 940 | 1073 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
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