
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 30 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:49AM1.05m | 9:15PM1.03m | 12:50PM1.03m | 9:49PM1.00m | 1:54PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.20m | 4:40PM0.87m | 4:58AM0.23m | 5:34PM0.89m | 5:47AM0.27m | 6:43PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 5 | E 5 |
100 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 29 | 42 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 5 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | E 13 | ENE 13 | NE 10 | E 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 8 |
1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | 26 | 25 | 10 | 15 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 123 | 931 | 931 | 931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 931 | 1457 | 1457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 938 | 1457 | 125 | 31 |
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