Aitape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.12° S 142.34° E

Issued: 3 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Aitape sea temperature is

28.6°C

Aitape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Aitape today (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aitape at 12PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (23 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	N 11	NNW 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 6	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	65	68	89	89	87	81	83	78	75	73	72	55	58	59	55	85	80	73	72	71	67	62	69	86
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		3:41AM0.99m					6:17PM1.05m				4:45AM1.01m				6:36PM1.08m				5:46AM1.04m				6:55PM1.10m
Low Tide	11:06PM0.83m				11:03AM0.33m				11:45PM0.77m				11:43AM0.36m				00:22AM0.68m				12:21PM0.41m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	—	—	1	2	2	2	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	2	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	28	28	28	26	26	25	25	25	27	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	26	26
Feels °C	28	28	28	30	30	31	29	30	28	28	28	30	31	29	29	29	29	30	29	29	29	29	29	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 5	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 5	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	NNW 11
kJ	31	27	85	84	82	81	83	75	75	29	72	55	51	50	49	85	80	73	72	71	67	62	59	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	N 10	N 10	N 11	N 11	NNW 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	59	59	89	89	87	80	75	78	52	73	53	55	58	59	33	48	48	35	34	34	24	23	31	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	E 13	E 13	E 13	N 10	NNW 13	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 7	—	E 11	E 11
kJ	65	68	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	52	34	18	18	36	55	3	3	3	3	3	9	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	E 6	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	25	24	35	36	28	25	25	—	30	25	24	31	33	36	50	58	43	40	34	60	69	86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Jailbreak Sandaun	Jailbreak Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Jailbreak Sandaun	Vanimo Reef Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Karawop East Sepik	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Jailbreak Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Vanimo Reef Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	125	125	931	931	0	0	0	0	125	126	931	931	123	0	0	0	0	125	931	126	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sandaun	Lidos Right	Lidos Right	Lidos Right	Lidos Right	Lidos Right			Aitape	Lidos Right	Lidos Right	Lidos Right	Lidos Right	Lidos Right			Lidos Right	Lidos Right	Aitape	Logs	Lidos Right	Lidos Right		Vanimo Reef	Lidos Right
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2			1	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea	Piccinniny New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nusa New Ireland	Long Long New Ireland	Long Long New Ireland	Karawop East Sepik	Forok Point East Sepik	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Long Long New Ireland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Pascuales Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Inishcrone Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Bundoran Ireland
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	9	5

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