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Duke of York surfForecast / New Britain and D.o.York / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 +10
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Duke of York surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Duke of York sea temperature is
30.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Duke of York today?

The current surf forecast for Duke of York at 11AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

Table - waves today at Duke of York. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)99999888109998810101010121212121011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2212211122666128878297371467888
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
0.41
3:58PM
0.95
6:32AM
0.45
4:19PM
0.89
6:38AM
0.51
4:32PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.04
7:39AM
0.41
11:56PM
0.09
8:56AM
0.43
11:58PM
0.14
9:54AM
0.46
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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Sunset-----6:09-------6:10-------6:10--
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Rain (mm)
5521231---1---12-------1
Temp. °C282828292829292928282828292929282828282828292929
Feels °C (?)292929312929293030303130312929293131323131323132
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