
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 2PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.27m | 9:36PM1.20m | 7:37AM1.23m | 10:15PM1.21m | 8:40AM1.16m | 10:52PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM-0.07m | 2:35AM0.86m | 3:00PM0.01m | 3:36AM0.79m | 3:46PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | |
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | 6:35 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
92 | 92 | 72 | 56 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 38 | 43 | 33 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
35 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 7 | NW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 8 |
8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 123 | 1073 | 1747 | 1747 | 1073 | 31 | 31 | 1073 | 2406 | 2724 | 2721 | 2406 | 1457 | 2406 | 2588 | 2082 | 1073 | 1073 | 1073 | 1457 | 1457 | 140 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Sandaun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)












