Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 11PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.20m | 9:50AM1.06m | 10:25PM1.19m | 10:58AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.32m | 4:07AM0.54m | 3:59PM0.45m | 4:59AM0.47m | 4:39PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 50 | 65 | 81 | 103 | 83 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 10 | NE 11 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 11 | N 10 |
8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 103 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1457 | 1851 | 1457 | 1457 | 1457 | 1457 | 1457 | 1457 | 1851 | 1457 | 2082 | 1457 | 1457 | 2082 | 2298 | 2082 | 2082 | 2082 | 2082 | 2082 |
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