Aitape surf break

Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 11 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 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.6
N
1.1
NW
0.6
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
1.3
NW
0.9
NW
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
NNE
1
NNW
0.9
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
Period(s) (?)10106109899867991010101099109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77747174908282797311873177225226120117120151123157151145151176
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffglassononcross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
0.84
1:29PM
1.15
3:48AM
0.85
1:58PM
1.12
5:23AM
0.89
2:29PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:49AM
0.68
9:02PM
0.43
7:35AM
0.78
9:49PM
0.36
8:35AM
0.85
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise--6:28-------6:28-------6:30-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:46-------6:46--
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Rain (mm)
211--1---------1232-----
Temp. °C262625282929272726262628292927262626252829292827
Feels °C (?)282828303031293029293031323230302930283332323232
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