Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | 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 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:16PM0.92m | 00:31AM1.19m | 1:45PM0.89m | 1:02AM1.16m | 3:24PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.54m | 5:54PM0.56m | 7:38AM0.46m | 6:37PM0.69m | 8:32AM0.39m | 7:25PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 7 | 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 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 1853 | 1864 | 1840 | 1840 | 1840 | 1840 | 1850 | 1866 | 2406 | 1840 | 1840 | 1853 | 1840 | 1851 | 1851 | 1848 | 1840 | 1073 | 2829 | 1856 | 1856 |
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