Aitape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.12° S 142.34° E

Issued: 9 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Aitape sea temperature is

29.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Aitape today (10 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aitape at 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (10 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Evening (10 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 10						Wednesday 11								Thursday 12								Fri 13
	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	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	102	86	88	82	76	80	80	84	89	110	106	104	104	124	147	170	141	141	138	138	138	138	138	138	136
Wind (km/h)	SW	NNW	NE	NE	E	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	E	NE	NE	E	SE	SSE	SE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off
High Tide		9:11AM1.11m			6:54PM1.11m					9:57AM1.11m				7:25PM1.08m					10:44AM1.10m			7:57PM1.05m
Low Tide				2:06PM0.86m				2:24AM0.12m				2:50PM0.88m				3:02AM0.12m				3:35PM0.90m				3:42AM0.15m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	6:22
mm	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	29	29	29	27	27	26	25	25
Feels °C	31	34	33	33	32	31	30	31	31	33	32	32	33	32	31	30	30	31	31	32	31	31	31	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	102	79	88	77	76	80	80	84	89	110	106	104	104	124	147	170	141	141	138	138	138	138	138	138	136
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 13	NNE 12	N 12	NNE 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 12	NNE 12	N 8	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	93	86	76	82	73	75	73	47	45	46	46	71	27	11	31	17	29	28	28	27	27	25	52	52	51
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	NNE 10	N 8	N 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 8	NNE 11	N 13	N 16	NNW 12	NNW 12	N 15	N 15	N 15	NNW 10	N 14	N 14	N 13
kJ	6	10	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	12	23	3	5	14	15	18	17	38	21	33	32	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	101	101	101	0	0	0	0	101	101	101	101	0	0	0	0	123	939	939	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	9	8	7	6

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