Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 10AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 116 | 138 | 114 | 111 | 77 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 69 | 93 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.03m | 2:33PM0.96m | 11:26PM1.00m | 3:51PM0.97m | 00:16AM0.98m | 4:49PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.30m | 6:43PM0.88m | 7:35AM0.32m | 7:59PM0.90m | 8:34AM0.32m | 9:18PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 6 | E 7 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 116 | 116 | 138 | 114 | 111 | 77 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 68 | 72 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 164 | 59 | 58 | 124 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 108 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | NE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 69 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 50 | — | — | 106 | 169 | 169 | — | 131 | 127 | — | 114 | 124 | 131 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 931 | 931 | 1851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 938 | 1851 | 1457 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 1840 | 1840 | 1840 | 1840 | 1840 |
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