Aitape surf break

Aitape surfForecast / Sandaun / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 18 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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Aitape today?

The current surf forecast for Aitape at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1
NNW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)99999999966910106666667677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151148101999986103909080707060767785919415715393123158168
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
1.07
6:01PM
1.13
9:32AM
1.09
6:46PM
1.13
9:59AM
1.11
7:32PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
0.10
1:18PM
0.93
1:51AM
0.10
2:02PM
0.91
2:27AM
0.11
2:48PM
0.89
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:31-------6:31-------6:33-----
Sunset-----6:49-------6:49-------6:49--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1321---122-----1122---11
Temp. °C262625272929272727262628292928272726262830292827
Feels °C (?)292928303131292929282931313031302928293132303029
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