Aitape surf break

Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 +10
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Aitape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aitape sea temperature is
29.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Aitape today?

The current surf forecast for Aitape at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.3
N
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
N
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)89999101010999999999999912910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)738264216225307160154168184148154148145165165144129126112132145122150
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
N
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
NNW
10
NE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffoffglassglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
0.85
1:58PM
1.12
5:23AM
0.89
2:29PM
1.10
6:31AM
0.94
3:06PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35AM
0.78
9:49PM
0.36
8:35AM
0.85
10:32PM
0.29
9:44AM
0.90
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--6:28-------6:30-------6:30-----
Sunset-----6:46-------6:46-------6:46--
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1------3242-----2111212
Temp. °C262625282929282726262626272827262626262829282726
Feels °C (?)293029323233333230302930313331313130303332323130
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