Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.16m | 10:52PM1.22m | 9:45AM1.08m | 11:26PM1.22m | 10:56AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.12m | 4:38AM0.71m | 4:30PM0.27m | 5:40AM0.62m | 5:12PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1457 | 1457 | 2082 | 2082 | 2724 | 2724 | 1073 | 1457 | 147 | 147 | 1747 | 2082 | 1073 | 2082 | 2082 | 2082 | 2082 | 2082 | 373 | 2588 | 2082 | 2082 |
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