
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 277 | 261 | 236 | 229 | 218 | 155 | 111 | 166 | 91 | 225 | 219 | 163 | 148 | 141 | 103 | 257 | 136 | 284 | 280 | 272 | 199 | 190 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:57PM1.17m | 2:18PM0.91m | 00:35AM1.18m | 3:56PM0.94m | 1:22AM1.19m | 5:17PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.34m | 6:21PM0.80m | 8:24AM0.24m | 7:25PM0.88m | 9:25AM0.15m | 8:47PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | N 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | E 6 |
127 | 277 | 261 | 236 | 229 | 218 | 155 | 111 | 166 | 91 | 225 | 219 | 163 | 148 | 141 | 103 | 257 | 136 | 284 | 280 | 272 | 199 | 190 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | E 6 | N 12 |
27 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 70 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 43 | 44 | 36 | 103 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 14 | ENE 11 | E 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 15 | NE 10 | N 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 15 | N 14 |
110 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 65 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 26 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 69 | 27 | 68 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 98 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 38 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 931 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 931 | 931 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 931 | 931 | 940 | 0 |
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