
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 8AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 27 | 23 | 32 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 65 | 69 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 55 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:31AM0.97m | 5:56PM1.03m | 3:41AM0.99m | 6:17PM1.05m | 4:45AM1.01m | 6:36PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.87m | 10:19AM0.32m | 11:06PM0.83m | 11:03AM0.33m | 11:45PM0.77m | 11:43AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NE 11 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 12 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 11 | E 5 | NE 10 | E 5 | ENE 5 | N 13 |
27 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 43 | 43 | 59 | 59 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 43 | 30 | 72 | 20 | 51 | 17 | 13 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 10 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 42 | 39 | 65 | 69 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | N 13 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 13 | N 5 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 13 | E 13 | N 10 | N 10 | E 6 | N 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | E 6 |
5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 52 | 17 | 55 | 18 | 39 | 33 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 5 | — | E 5 | — | E 5 | ENE 4 |
— | 27 | 23 | 32 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 66 | 54 | 56 | — | — | 28 | — | 17 | — | 17 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1457 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 931 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 125 | 931 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 125 | 127 | 125 |
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