Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aitape today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aitape at 10PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aitape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 5 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 44 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41PM0.96m | 2:03AM1.03m | 6:26PM0.98m | 3:00AM1.03m | 6:59PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.91m | 10:18AM0.27m | 10:23PM0.91m | 11:05AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | NW 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 6 |
69 | 52 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 24 | 29 | 43 | 44 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 13 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 14 | N 8 | E 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | NNW 7 |
7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 43 | 44 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1073 | 1851 | 1851 | 2411 | 1738 | 1747 | 125 | 125 | 1073 | 1738 | 125 | 31 | 31 | 123 | 1073 | 125 | 1073 | 1073 | 940 | 1095 |
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