Aitape Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.12° S 142.34° E

Aitape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aitape sea temperature is
29.0°C
0.1° 

Aitape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aitape today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Aitape at 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
87
71
69
98
89
88
89
123
123
125
180
164
158
194
112
108
228
224
213
161
156
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:05AM1.11m
7:49PM1.13m
9:59AM1.10m
8:16PM1.10m
10:53AM1.08m
8:45PM1.06m
Low Tide
2:27PM0.73m
2:54AM0.21m
3:09PM0.79m
3:33AM0.19m
3:53PM0.84m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:11
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6:22
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6:22
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6:21
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 mm
1
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1
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Temp °C
26
28
30
28
26
25
25
24
25
28
29
28
26
25
24
24
24
28
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
29
30
31
29
29
28
28
27
28
30
31
30
29
28
27
27
28
32
31
32
31
30
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